CRJ 442 Victims of Sex Crimes

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Attitudes Towards Prostitution items for the entire group (N = 341).

Item

Pre-

program

Post-

program

 

t

df

1. There is nothing wrong with prostitution.

3.71

4.32

 

-8.68*

333

2. I wouldn’t mind marrying a prostitute.

3.98

3.85

 

  2.05

334

3. Prostitutes are victims of pimps.

2.54

1.81

 

  9.21*

328

4. Most prostitutes make a lot of money.

3.22

4.17

 

-14.27*

333

5. It would be OK if my daughter was a prostitute.

4.66

4.74

 

-1.56

.326

6. Women are prostitutes because they want to be, it’s their choice.

3.60

4.39

 

-12.85*

327

7. As long as a man’s wife does not know about it, there is no harm to the marriage if the man goes to a prostitute.

4.10

4.40

 

-5.58*

333

8. Most men prefer young prostitutes.

2.75

2.42

 

  5.63*

325

9. It would be OK if my son went on his own to a prostitute.

4.09

4.45

 

-7.45*

331

10. Men who go to prostitutes have broken their marriage vows.

2.22

1.92

 

  4.22*

331

11. Prostitutes enjoy sex with their customers.

3.77

4.38

 

-10.79*

328

12. Most men go to prostitutes once in a while.

3.19

3.29

 

-1.86

324

*p < .0009

Item means range from 1.0 (strongly agree) to 5.0 (strongly disagree).

Negative t-values indicate greater disagreement with statements following the program.  Positive t-values indicate greater agreement with statements following the program.