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ATTACHMENT STYLE AS A PREDICTOR OF RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS

Amber Paulk1 and Ryan Zayac1
  • 1 University of North Alabama, United States

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to examine attachment style as a predictor of risky sexual behavior in a younger, more vulnerable sample than previously investigated in the literature: High school aged adolescents. The hypothesized associations among the variables were partially supported. Contrary to our predictions, there was no significant association between avoidance and risky sexual behavior. However, higher anxiety was positively associated with risky sexual behavior. Finally, the prediction that the highest levels of risky sexual behavior would be found for those individuals with higher levels of anxiety and higher levels of avoidance (i.e., insecure attachment style) was supported.

Journal of Social Sciences
Volume 9 No. 2, 2013, 42-47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2013.42.47

Submitted On: 4 June 2013 Published On: 20 August 2013

How to Cite: Paulk, A. & Zayac, R. (2013). ATTACHMENT STYLE AS A PREDICTOR OF RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS. Journal of Social Sciences, 9(2), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2013.42.47

Open AccessCopyright: © 2013 Amber Paulk and Ryan Zayac. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Risky Sexual Behavior
  • Attachment Style
  • Adolescents