Introduction

This article explores explanations for attitudes towards the acceptability of transactional sex. The sparse research investigating attitudes towards transactional sex uncovers a link between gender equality, or feminism, and a lack of support for the trade in sex. However, there are no research agendas that attempt to explain variance in attitudes towards transactional sex where support for gender equality is widespread throughout a population.

Methods

We estimate regression models utilizing the 2017 Danish Values Survey (Den Danske Værdiundersøgelse) in order to predict views on the acceptability of transactional sex.

Results

While the trade in sex is legal in Denmark, we find that a majority of respondents hold negative attitudes towards transactional sex, which conveys a lack of congruence between public opinion and policy. Further, gender is a powerful predictor of attitudes towards transactional sex, with women finding it less acceptable. In addition, the analysis uncovers that general attitudes towards sexual behaviour are the largest predictor of views on the acceptability of transactional sex. That being said, we find that men’s views on the acceptability of transactional sex are more of a function of their general attitudes towards sexual behaviour than they are for women.

Conclusions

The findings indicate that, unlike men, women appear to differentiate between their attitudes towards general sexual behaviour and their views on sexual behaviour that they may associate with negative societal implications.

中文翻译：

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预测性交态度：性别与性行为态度之间的互动关系

介绍

本文探讨了对交易性可接受性态度的解释。稀疏的研究对交易性行为的态度揭示了性别平等或女权主义与缺乏对性交易的支持之间的联系。但是，没有研究议程试图解释对性交易性态度的差异，因为在整个人口中都广泛支持性别平等。

方法

我们使用2017年丹麦价值观调查（Den DanskeVærdiundersøgelse）估算回归模型，以预测对交易性行为可接受性的看法。

结果

虽然丹麦的性交易是合法的，但我们发现大多数受访者对交易性持消极态度，这表明公众舆论和政策之间缺乏一致性。此外，性别是对性交易态度的有力预测指标，而女性发现性别接受度较低。此外，分析发现，对性行为的普遍态度是对性交易性可接受性的最大预测指标。话虽如此，我们发现男人对性交行为的接受程度更多地取决于他们对性行为的一般态度，而不是女性。

结论

研究结果表明，与男性不同，女性似乎在对待一般性行为的态度与可能与负面社会影响相关的性行为观点之间有所区别。