Sexually explicit media use and relationship satisfaction: a moderating role of emotional intimacy?

@article{Veit2017SexuallyEM,  title={Sexually explicit media use and relationship satisfaction: a moderating role of emotional intimacy?},  author={Maria Veit and Aleksandar {\vS}tulhofer and Gert Martin Hald},  journal={Sexual and Relationship Therapy},  year={2017},  volume={32},  pages={58 - 74},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:148390757}}
ABSTRACT Using a cross-sectional questionnaire design and a sample of 2284 coupled Croatian adults, this study investigated the association between Sexually Explicit Media (SEM) use and relationship satisfaction. Further, possible moderation of emotional intimacy on the relationship between SEM use and relationship satisfaction was investigated. Controlling for sociodemographic, psychosexual and relationship variables, no significant association between SEM use and relationship satisfaction was… 

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