Research
Paid sexual exchanges are far more common among young adults than once thought, new study suggests
PsyPost · By Eric W. Dolan ·
The Brief
- About 36% of young adults in the United States report having provided in-person sexual acts or virtual sexual materials for financial compensation, based on a survey.
- The survey is described as nationally representative and was published in The Journal of Sex Research.
- Coverage says this lifetime rate is far higher than previously assumed.
Why it matters
A nationally representative prevalence estimate gives researchers, public health workers and policymakers a firmer baseline for a topic that has often been studied with smaller or less representative samples.
Who’s affected
- researchers in sexual health and sex work studies
- public health and policy professionals
- #sexual health
- #sex work
- #young adults
- #survey research
- #public health
Over one-third of young adults in the United States report having provided in-person sexual acts or virtual sexual materials for financial compensation, according to a nationally representative survey published in The Journal of Sex Research . That 36% lifetime rate is more than…