ABSTRACT

In an attempt to characterize men who pay women for sex (MPWS), theory and research generally divides men into two groups: men who pay for sex and those who never paid for sex. However, this dichotomy may lack sufficient detail to understand sex payment accurately, and with regard to attitudes toward paying for sex and frequency of sex payment. The present study set out to explore the associations between views toward MPWS; socio-demographic characteristics and frequency of paying for sex. A sample of 632 Israeli men, ages 18–75, were recruited via Facebook ads. Participants completed an anonymous, online questionnaire on their attitudes toward MPWS. Men who paid for sex once were more similar in their attitudes to men who did not pay for sex than to those who paid more than once. In addition, favorable views on MPWS predicted paying for sex only among men who paid for sex more than once, but not among men who paid for sex once. These findings may require new programmatic attention in public policy considerations and therapeutic strategies, taking into consideration both attitudes of men who pay for sex toward, and frequency of, this behavior.

摘要

为了描述为性付出代价的男性 (MPWS)，理论和研究通常将男性分为两组：为性付出代价的男性和从不为性付出代价的男性。然而，这种二分法可能缺乏足够的细节来准确理解性支付，以及对性支付的态度和性支付的频率。本研究旨在探讨对 MPWS 的看法之间的关联；社会人口特征和性支付频率。通过 Facebook 广告招募了 632 名年龄在 18-75 岁之间的以色列男性样本。参与者完成了一份关于他们对 MPWS 态度的匿名在线问卷。为性付出过一次的男性对不为性付出的男性的态度比与付出不止一次的男性的态度更为相似。此外，对 MPWS 的有利观点预测，仅在多次支付性行为的男性中才会为性行为付费，而在为性行为付费一次的男性中则不然。这些发现可能需要在公共政策考虑和治疗策略方面给予新的计划关注，同时考虑到为性付出代价的男性对这种行为的态度和频率。