@article{ref1,
title="Juvenile entry into prostitution: the role of emotional abuse",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2012",
author="Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique E.",
volume="18",
number="5",
pages="562-579",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801212453140",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801212453140"
}