Sandberg-Thoma Sara E, Kamp Dush Claire M
a Human Development and Family Science , The Ohio State University.
J Sex Res. 2014;51(2):121-30. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2013.821440. Epub 2013 Oct 29.
Casual sexual relationships are relatively common in emerging adulthood. Yet the mental health implications of engaging in these relationships are unclear; past research has found negative associations, positive associations, or no association with mental health. In addition, little research has accounted for mental health status prior to entering casual sexual relationships. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 12,401), we measured mental health prior to engaging in casual sexual relationships and subsequent mental health after engaging in these relationships. We found that suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescence were associated with entrance into casual sexual relationships in emerging adulthood. Furthermore, casual sexual relationships were associated with an increased likelihood of reporting suicidal ideation in emerging adulthood.
随意的性关系在成年初期相对普遍。然而，参与这些关系对心理健康的影响尚不清楚；过去的研究发现了消极关联、积极关联或与心理健康无关联。此外，很少有研究考虑到进入随意性关系之前的心理健康状况。利用青少年健康全国纵向研究的数据（N = 12401），我们测量了参与随意性关系之前的心理健康状况以及参与这些关系之后的后续心理健康状况。我们发现，青少年时期的自杀意念和抑郁症状与成年初期进入随意性关系有关。此外，随意的性关系与成年初期报告自杀意念的可能性增加有关。
