Young adults’ attitudes toward sex trafficking, its myths, and corresponding perceptions of personal safety

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dc.contributor.advisor Stephens, Skye
dc.coverage.spatial Nova Scotia
dc.creator Keenan, Claire C.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-09T16:06:28Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-09T16:06:28Z
dc.date.issued 2024-04-30
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31927
dc.description 1 online resource (85 pages) : graphs
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-59).
dc.description.abstract This thesis examined levels of knowledge, myth acceptance, and perceptions of personal safety around sex trafficking among Nova Scotian young adults. Violence condition and citizenship were manipulated in this vignette study to explore associations between blameworthiness, vignette believability, perceptions of safety, knowledge, and two covariates (commercial sexual involvement and victimization). Results revealed that less concern for personal safety was associated with less knowledge and less vignette believability. Participants ascribed less blame to the victim in the forceful trafficking depiction compared with a coercive condition. Participants reported any preventative action taken against the risk of sex trafficking. Responses indicated that most preventative action was not in line with most common coercive forms of trafficking, demonstrating a skewed knowledge of risk. Findings suggest that young adults are misguided in the realities of sex trafficking and education and prevention tactics should be adapted to combat myth acceptance and encourage more fulsome preventative actions. en_CA
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dc.language.iso en en_CA
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Human trafficking -- Risk assessment
dc.subject.lcsh Young adults -- Attitudes -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Human trafficking victims
dc.subject.lcsh Blaming the victim
dc.title Young adults’ attitudes toward sex trafficking, its myths, and corresponding perceptions of personal safety en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Science in Applied Psychology
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Psychology
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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