Citation

Roe-Sepowitz DE. Violence Against Women 2012; 18(5): 562-579.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801212453140

PMID

22790558

Abstract

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.

Language: en