TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Prostitution policies and attitudes toward prostitutes
JO  - Archives of sexual behavior
A1  - Bonache, Helena
A1  - Delgado, Naira
A1  - Pina, Afroditi
A1  - Hernández-Cabrera, Juan A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The present study examined whether regulatory attitudes toward prostitution are related to agency attributed to prostitutes and moral outrage. A Spanish sample (N = 391, aged 18-53 years old) completed a questionnaire that included two separate parts. In the first part, participants answered a scale on regulatory attitudes toward prostitution; in the second part, after reading one of two scenarios, participants answered questions about agency and moral outrage. <br><br>RESULTS showed a different pattern in the link between regulatory attitudes and social perception when participants perceived prostitutes as victims of sexual slavery (Scenario 1) or as women who freely choose to sell sexual services (Scenario 2). This study provides empirical evidence of how some regulatory attitudes toward prostitution are linked to mind attributions and negative feelings toward sex workers, and how it depends on the type of prostitute who practices it. These findings contribute to our knowledge of attitudes toward prostitution, which could inform future policy-making.    Keywords: Human trafficking; <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-0002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01891-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -