a École de psychologie , Université Laval.
b Département de sexologie , Université du Québec à Montréal.
J Sex Res. 2017 Oct;54(8):1006-1017. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1255874. Epub 2016 Dec 23.
Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) are still considered to be detrimental to the psychological well-being of youth even though findings remain inconclusive. Most studies have focused on emerging adulthood. Using a prospective design based on a representative sample of high school students in the province of Québec, we measured sexually active adolescents' (N = 2,304) psychological well-being six months after engaging in these relationships while controlling for prior well-being. We analyzed two forms of CSREs, friends with benefits (FWB) and one-night stand (ONS) relationships, as well as levels of sexual intimacy. The results show that CSREs had a small impact (small effect sizes) on subsequent psychological well-being, especially among girls; FWB relationships involving penetrative contact increased girls' psychological distress and both their alcohol and drug consumption. ONSs including sexual touching increased girls' psychological distress and their drug use. None of the CSREs influenced boys' psychological well-being. The findings underscored the importance of using caution when arguing that CSREs are detrimental or harmless to the psychological well-being of adolescents. The results also highlight the importance of taking into account gender and forms of CSREs in prevention and health interventions.
随意的性关系和经历（CSREs）仍然被认为对年轻人的心理健康有害，尽管研究结果仍不确定。大多数研究都集中在成年早期。我们使用基于魁北克省代表性高中生样本的前瞻性设计，在控制先前幸福感的情况下，测量了在发生这些关系后六个月内有性活跃的青少年（N=2304）的心理健康状况。我们分析了两种形式的 CSREs，即朋友之间的性关系（FWB）和一夜情（ONS）关系，以及性亲密程度。结果表明，CSREs 对随后的心理健康有较小的影响（小效应量），尤其是对女孩；涉及插入式接触的 FWB 关系增加了女孩的心理困扰以及她们的酒精和药物使用。包括性接触的 ONS 增加了女孩的心理困扰和药物使用。CSREs 对男孩的心理健康没有影响。这些发现强调了在争论 CSREs 对青少年的心理健康有害或无害时要谨慎行事的重要性。研究结果还强调了在预防和健康干预中考虑性别和 CSREs 形式的重要性。
