title: Adolescent female prostitutes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gibson-Ainyette
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Templer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Veaco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D008950:MMPI; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D011477:Sex Work; D014481:United States