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The Attitudes Toward Prostitution Scale

Preliminary Report on Its Development and Use

Steven P. Sawyer

Project Pathfinder, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, ssawyer{at}projectpathfinder.org

Michael E. Metz

St. Paul, Minnesota, MMetzMpls{at}aol.com

The Attitudes Toward Prostitution Scale (ATPS) assesses the beliefs of men who purchase sex from prostitutes. Items for the ATPS were administered to a U.S. multisite sample of 1,001 men who had been arrested for soliciting an undercover police officer and subsequently referred to a psychoeducational program. Principal axis factor analysis was conducted, and it yielded three valid factors: Social/Legal Support of Prostitution, Beliefs About Prostitutes, and Family Values Related to Prostitution. Scale-item reliability was assessed with Cronbach's alpha on a second independent sample of 74 men, which offered data to support ATPS internal consistency and reliability. Based on these results, scale scores were standardized for practical use in research and clinical applications, and interpretation norms were established for a population of men who buy sex. A brief case example illustrates the practical use of the ATPS for assessment and intervention planning for customers of sex workers.

Key Words: attitudes • sexual attitudes • male sexuality • men • prostitution • sexual behavior • measurement • social policy • cognitive therapy

This version was published on June 1, 2009

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 53, No. 3, 334-347 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08316706
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