Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2012 May;18(5):562-79. doi: 10.1177/1077801212453140. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
This study seeks to assess the nature and extent of childhood emotional abuse among adult women in a residential prostitution-exiting program. Regression analyses were conducted to assess the unique role of childhood emotional abuse in the prediction of age of entry into prostitution. Childhood emotional abuse, a history of running away during childhood, and participating in survival-based exchanges of sex were significantly associated with the commercial sexual exploitation of girls younger than age 18, while childhood emotional abuse contributed to predicting a younger age of entry. Results are discussed regarding policy, prevention, and future research.
本研究旨在评估居住型卖淫退出项目中成年女性的儿童期情感虐待的性质和程度。回归分析用于评估儿童期情感虐待在预测卖淫进入年龄方面的独特作用。儿童期情感虐待、童年时期离家出走的历史以及参与基于生存的性交换与 18 岁以下女孩的商业性剥削显著相关，而儿童期情感虐待导致预测进入年龄更早。结果就政策、预防和未来研究进行了讨论。
