Adolescents' motives for selling sex in a welfare state - A Swedish national study

Child Abuse & Neglect
Cecilia FredlundGisela Priebe

Abstract

In addition to money or other compensation, other motives for selling sex may be important in a welfare country such as Sweden. The aim of this study was to carry out an exploratory investigation of adolescents' motives for selling sex in a population-based survey in Sweden. A total of 5839 adolescents from the third year of Swedish high school, mean age 18.0 years, participated in the study. The response rate was 59.7% and 51 students (0.9%) reported having sold sex. Exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to identify groups of adolescents according to underlying motives for selling sex. Further analyses were carried out for characteristics of selling sex and risk factors. Three groups of adolescents were categorized according to their motives for selling sex: Adolescents reporting; 1) Emotional reasons, being at a greater risk of sexual abuse, using sex as a means of self-injury and having a non-heterosexual orientation. 2) Material but no Emotional reasons, who more often receive money as compensation and selling sex to a person over 25 years of age, and 3) Pleasure or no underlying motive for selling sex reported, who were mostly heterosexual males selling sex to a person under 25 years of ag...Continue Reading

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Nov 15, 2019·Journal of Sex Research·Cecilia FredlundLinda S Jonsson
Nov 14, 2019·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Margit AverdijkManuel Eisner
Mar 16, 2021·Trauma, Violence & Abuse·Beatriz BenaventeNoemí Pereda
Nov 27, 2021·Sexual Health·Joan-Carles SurísYara Barrense-Dias

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