1 University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain.
2 University of Burgos, Spain.
J Interpers Violence. 2019 Aug;34(16):3414-3437. doi: 10.1177/0886260516670180. Epub 2016 Sep 25.
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between possible violence suffered by female sex workers in their intimate relationships, with their affects, coping strategies, and emotional regulation to overcome such violence and improve their well-being. Structured personal interviews were carried out with female sex workers in three different settings: street, club, and flats. The sample was composed of 137 Spanish female sex workers (85.4% are foreign and 20% Spanish-born sex workers). High levels of tension and problems with their partners were linked to an affective imbalance and poor well-being. Positive affectivity determined the use of adaptive strategies, whereas negative affectivity predicted dysfunctional strategies. Three different path analyses and theoretical support concluded that self-control was the only strategy related to improve well-being in female sex workers who reported lower potential tension and difficulty in their intimate relationships. In contrast, inhibition was associated with an increase on distress levels when negative affectivity predominated and sex workers had reported potential tension and difficulty situations with their partners. It was a cross-sectional study, and thus we cannot infer causality or direction from the observed associations. Given these findings, violence prevention strategies in the intimate relationships should be prioritized in the prostitution context.
本研究旨在探讨女性性工作者在亲密关系中可能遭受的暴力与她们的情感、应对策略和情绪调节之间的关系，以克服这种暴力并提高她们的幸福感。通过在街头、夜店和公寓三种不同场所对女性性工作者进行了结构化的个人访谈。样本由 137 名西班牙女性性工作者组成（85.4%是外国女性性工作者，20%是西班牙出生的性工作者）。高紧张水平和与伴侣的问题与情感失衡和幸福感差有关。积极的情感决定了采用适应性策略，而消极的情感则预示着采用功能失调的策略。通过三种不同的路径分析和理论支持得出结论，自我控制是唯一与改善报告低潜在紧张和亲密关系困难的女性性工作者的幸福感相关的策略。相比之下，当消极情感占主导地位且女性性工作者报告了潜在的紧张和与伴侣的困难情况时，抑制与痛苦水平的增加有关。这是一项横断面研究，因此我们不能从观察到的关联中推断因果关系或方向。鉴于这些发现，在卖淫背景下，应优先考虑亲密关系中的暴力预防策略。
