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ArticleJournal of religion and health2025

The Role of Moral Incongruence in the Relationship Between Pornography Use, Moral Struggles, Sexual Shame, and Couple Satisfaction for Pornography Users in the USA.

K Miller, H Murch, C Floyd, C Moen, F Volk, D Jones

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

K MillerCenter for Counseling and Family Studies, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA, 24515, USA.
H MurchCenter for Counseling and Family Studies, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA, 24515, USA. hehuff@liberty.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5727-025X
C FloydDepartment of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA.
C MoenCenter for Counseling and Family Studies, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA, 24515, USA.
F VolkCenter for Counseling and Family Studies, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA, 24515, USA.
D JonesCenter for Counseling and Family Studies, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA, 24515, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-1708

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A discrepancy between beliefs about pornography and one's pornography-related behavior can facilitate perceived pornography problems. This cross-sectional study in the USA sought to investigate the role of moral struggle in the pathway between pornography use, sexual shame, and relationship satisfaction, moderated by moral disapproval, using a sample of pornography users in committed relationships (N = 224). Findings support a moderated mediation model in which moral disapproval moderated the effect of pornography use on moral struggles, which subsequently had effects on sexual shame and relationship satisfaction. This suggests that intrapersonal and interpersonal effects of pornography use are transmitted through perceived moral struggles in the context of moral disapproval.

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EroticaMoralsPersonal SatisfactionSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersShameAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesMoral incongruenceMoral strugglePornography useRelationship satisfactionSexual shame

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