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The characteristics and functioning of adolescent female prostitutes were studied with nonprostitute delinquents and normal female adolescents constituting the control groups. All subjects were administered psychometric instruments and a life-history inventory. The most salient finding was that the adolescents displayed greater psychopathology as assessed by all of the Mini-Mult clinical scales. Other findings include that prostitutes exhibit a more negative attitude toward men and are more likely to have been in a special education class.
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Gibson-Ainyette, I., Templer, D.I., Brown, R. et al. Adolescent female prostitutes. Arch Sex Behav 17, 431–438 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542483
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