For women who are low in pornography acceptance, pornography use is associated with less relationship satisfaction, according to a recent study. Given the variability in pornography use among couples, the current study sought to examine moderators in the association between pornography use and relationship satisfaction in a large sample of heterosexual matched-paired couples (n=6,626). Researchers found:

• Actor-partner interdependence models (APIMs) revealed that for men who are more anxiously attached, more pornography use is associated with higher relationship satisfaction; whereas for women who are more anxiously attached, more pornography use is associated with lower relationship satisfaction.
• For men who are more accepting of pornography, more pornography use is associated with more relationship satisfaction; however, for men who are less accepting of pornography, more pornography use is associated with less relationship satisfaction.
• There was little difference in relationship satisfaction at differing levels of pornography use for women who are high in pornography acceptance.