INTRODUCTION Little is known about the risks of casual sexual partnerships during adolescence despite many adolescents having sex within noncommitted relationships. We applied theories of adult attachment, planned behavior, and problem behavior to examine emotional and social cognitive predictors of variability in sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships. METHOD Data were drawn from 801 adolescents (53.6% females; aged 14-20 years (M = 16.25)) living in a southern state in the United States. RESULTS Findings showed that healthy sex attitudes were related to knowing one's sexual partner longer; this association was stronger for females, particularly those in noncommitted sexual partnerships. Additionally, healthy sex attitudes predicted fewer sexual partners across adolescents, except for male adolescents in noncommitted sexual partnerships. Romantic attachment insecurity and constraining relationship beliefs had different associations with sexual risk indicators according to gender and relationship status. CONCLUSION Findings contribute to the current understanding of risks associated with adolescents' sexual engagement and offer insights into adolescents' casual sexual partnerships.

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承诺和非承诺伙伴关系中青少年性风险指标的情绪和社会认知预测因子。

简介 尽管许多青少年在非承诺性关系中发生性关系，但人们对青春期随意性关系的风险知之甚少。我们应用成人依恋、计划行为和问题行为的理论来检查承诺和非承诺伙伴关系中青少年性风险指标变异性的情绪和社会认知预测因子。方法 数据来自居住在美国南部各州的 801 名青少年（53.6% 为女性；年龄在 14-20 岁（M = 16.25））。结果 调查结果表明，健康的性态度与更长时间地了解自己的性伴侣有关；这种关联对女性来说更为强烈，尤其是那些处于非承诺性伴侣关系中的女性。此外，健康的性态度预示着青少年的性伴侣较少，非承诺性伴侣关系中的男性青少年除外。根据性别和关系状态，浪漫依恋不安全感和约束关系信念与性风险指标有不同的关联。结论 调查结果有助于当前对与青少年性参与相关的风险的理解，并提供对青少年临时性伙伴关系的见解。