Connecting through chaos : escape behaviour among sex-working adolescents in Aotearoa New Zealand

Thorburn, Natalie

Connecting through chaos : escape behaviour among sex-working adolescents in Aotearoa New Zealand N Thorburn & I de Haan - Routledge, 2016 - Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online .

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 2016, Advance publication online, 25 July 2016

"Underage sex work (USW) has been shown to adversely affect adolescents’ physical and psychological wellbeing; however, little is known about the lives of sex-working adolescents or their needs for services. This study involved semi-structured interviews with eight adolescents who began sex work between the ages of 12 and 16. It was found that caregivers’ characteristics, attachment disruption and early trauma intersected with participants’ wider social environments, specifically with their peer relationships and limited access to services, to create a culture of chaos and avoidant coping." (From the abstract). Record #5107


ADOLESCENTS
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
CHILD PROSTITUTION
RISK FACTORS
SUPPORT SERVICES
TRAUMA
YOUNG PEOPLE
FAMILY VIOLENCE


NEW ZEALAND