Understanding Drug-Using Behaviors Among Sex-Trade Adolescent Girls

• Main Authors: Chang, Ya-Ting, 張雅婷
• Other Authors: Lin, Yu-Sheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94645381347378641929

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 103 === The reasons of girls engaged in sex trade have been changed from being forced to their own economic needs. Sex trade accompanied drug use makes the problem complicated, and more difficult to solve than sex trade alone. This problem may cause serious dangerious for adolescent girls. The purposes of the current research were a) to understand the characteristics of sex-trade girls and the situations of drug use; b) to explore the causes of drug use and related factors. By comparing drug use and non-drug use girls, this study tried to reveal the differences between these two groups and risk factors of drug use. Furthermore, by comparing the four groups (non-drung use, drug after sex trade, sex trade after drug use, and drug use with sex trade), the differences between these groups and the risk factors can be identified. Data of 138 sex-trade adolescent girls in the central placement agencies were collected via a survey questionnaire. The results indicated that the main reason for the girls engaged in sex trade was their own economic needs. Having deviant peers was the major risk fact of drug use; The girls engaging in different types of sex trades could result in different drug use behaviors. Imitation factors and differential association were the major risk factors for sex-trade adolescent girls who use drug. The results showed the relationship between having relatives in prison and girls’ drug use behaviors were mediated by imitation factor. Besides, relationship between the degree of differential association and girls’ drug use behaviors were mediated by the types of sex trade; Sexual abuse experience and differential association could have a significant impact on girls’ behavioral patterns. Finally, suggestions were provided based on these findings.