The study assesses the contribution of the Theory of Planned Behavior's constructs and emotional variables on the intention to repeat the behavior of maintain sexual intercourse without using condom among youngsters. Participated 1,245 students aged between 15 and 24 years, from Canoas/RS. The prevalence of the behavior was 40% (500 youngsters), which constituted the sample. The instruments were: questionnaire on the Theory of Planned Behavior applied to behavior and on the intensity of basic emotions before, during and after implementation. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. In the final model, the attitude presented itself as the greatest predictor of intention (80%). The emotions of fear after, joy before and guilt after, jointly, explained 12,5%. Results indicate the importance of emotional aspects in the behavior realization, but reveal the priority of the attitudinal component in the prediction of the intention to have sex without condom among youngsters.
Sexual behavior; Risk-taking; Adolescence; Cognitive aspects; Emotions
