CRJ 442 Victims of Sex Crimes

Table 6
Home
Obstacles to reporting sexual assault
Attitude Change Paper
Sept 4 2007 New York Times
Pornography Reading
Critiquing research articles
Links to sites referred to in class

Table 6.

Items differing significantly by ethnicity

 

 

European

Chinese

SE Asian

Indo-Asian

 

Pre-program differences

 

 

Post-program differences

 

Item

n

180

37

32

55

 

F

p

 

 

F

p

 

1. There is nothing wrong with prostitution. a

Pre

3.61

3.35

3.72

4.20

 

6.12

0.0009

1, 2, 3

 

 

 

 

 

Post

4.39

4.14

4.10

4.36

 

 

 

 

 

1.10

n.s.

 

7. As long as a man’s wife does not know about it,

Pre

4.17

3.35

4.29

4.22

 

9.95

0.0009

2, 4, 5

 

 

 

 

there is no harm to the marriage if the man goes to a prostitute.

Post

4.51

4.00

4.29

4.38

 

 

 

 

 

3.88

n.s.

 

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

Pre

4.03

3.73

4.28

4.49

 

6.08

0.0009

1, 2, 5

 

 

 

 

prostitute. a

Post

4.47

4.22

4.47

4.59

 

 

 

 

 

1.68

n.s.

 

13. Most prostitutes just got off to a bad start in life. b

Pre

2.90

2.69

2.38

2.53

 

4.12

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post

3.01

2.64

2.77

2.33

 

 

 

 

 

5.21

.002 1

22. If my wife or partner does not satisfy me

Pre

3.94

3.25

4.08

4.15

 

9.66

0.0009

2, 4, 5

 

 

 

 

sexually, it is OK for me to go to a prostitute. b

Post

4.41

3.94

4.45

4.30

 

 

 

 

 

3.69

n.s.

 

25. No matter what the society tries to do,

Pre

2.05

2.21

2.29

2.80

 

8.49

0.0009

1, 2, 3

 

 

 

 

prostitution will always exist. b

Post

2.53

2.43

2.65

3.02

 

 

 

 

 

3.17

n.s.

 

a Questions from Sawyer’s Attitudes Toward Prostitution items. b Questions provided by the Edmonton Prostitution Offender Program.

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

1 European descent varied significantly from the Indo-Asian group. 2 Chinese varied significantly from the Indo-Asian group. 3 Southeast Asian varied significantly from the Indo-Asian group. 4 European varied significantly from the Chinese group. 5 Chinese varied significantly from the Southeast Asian group. LSD post hoc tests were used.