Citation

Dalla RL, Xia Y, Kennedy H. Violence Against Women 2003; 9(11): 1367-1394.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801203255679

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Using both qualitative (in-depth, personal interviews) and quantitative (self-report survey indices) techniques, data were collected from 43 women involved in streetwalking prostitution. The purpose of the investigation was to examine exposure to violence and victimization among a particularly vulnerable female population across the life span. A secondary goal was to apply stress theory as an organizing framework for examining personal resources (e.g., social support, locus of control) and coping behavior. Results from both data collection strategies are presented, and implications for intervention are described.