Abstract

Emerging adults experience increased morbidity as a result of psychological distress and risky sexual behavior. This study examines how sexual behaviors (e.g., condom use inconsistency and past year STI history) differ among emerging adults with low, moderate, and high psychological distress. Participants are 251,254 emerging adults attending colleges and universities in the United States who participated in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA). Findings suggest a dose-response relationship between psychological distress, condom use inconsistency, and past STI history, such that an association between greater psychological distress and condom use inconsistency and/or past year history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

 抽象的

由于心理困扰和危险的性行为，新兴成年人的发病率增加。本研究探讨了低度、中度和高度心理困扰的新兴成年人的性行为（例如，安全套使用不一致和过去一年的性传播感染史）有何不同。参与者是参加国家大学健康评估 (NCHA) 的 251,254 名在美国学院和大学就读的新生成年人。研究结果表明，心理困扰、安全套使用不一致和既往性传播感染史之间存在剂量反应关系，即更大的心理困扰与安全套使用不一致和/或过去一年性传播感染 (STI) 史之间存在关联。