New Study of Male Sex Workers

[bcohen7719]

If of interest....just published, or about to appear in the "J of Sex Research,"

Nov 2012. Sorry, I don't have the volume or issue number yet. The summary

below is the article's abstract.

 

BC

 

A Social-Cognitive Analysis of How Young Men Become Involved in Male Escorting

Michael D. Smith

Department of Psychology, Susquehanna University

Christian Grov

Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of CUNY; and The Center for HIV=AIDS Educational Studies and Training

David W. Seal

Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University

Peter McCall

Department of Psychology, Susquehanna University

 

This study employed a social-cognitive theoretical perspective to assess the interactions of behavioral, cognitive, and situational factors to understand better how young male sex work- ers (MSWs) entered the sex trade industry. As part of a larger project examining male escorts working for a single agency, MSWs (n1⁄438) were interviewed about their work and personal lives. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically. As predicted by a social-cognitive perspective, results supported reciprocal influences of behavior and environ- ment, environment and cognition, and behavior and cognition. MSWs developed more self-efficacy around sex work behaviors and more positive outcome expectations with experi- ence; moral conflict and lack of attraction to clients limited MSWs’ self-efficacy. Key vari- ables for sex work appeared to be cognitive in nature—mostly represented by a decreased commitment to normative social=sexual values, the specific nature of which may have varied by sexual orientation. Findings support the contention that social-cognitive theory can effec- tively model entry of young men into sex work. Social-cognitive theory provides a broad umbrella underneath which various explanations for male sex work can be gathered.

[+ azdr0710]

wow, that abstract gave me major wood...especially: "Interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically. As predicted by a social-cognitive perspective, results supported reciprocal influences of behavior and environ- ment, environment and cognition, and behavior and cognition."

[gallahadesquire]

I love it! MSW = Master of Social Work = Male Sex Worker. Yeah, that kind of makes sense.

[maxwellissmart]

This study employed a social-cognitive theoretical perspective to assess the interactions of behavioral, cognitive, and situational factors to understand better how young male sex work- ers (MSWs) entered the sex trade industry...

 

The CliffsNotes version:

 

"I'll pay you to have sex with me."

 

"Umm... (thinks for a moment). Okay."

 

This has been the CliffsNotes version of Blah Blah Study Blah Blah.

 

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[JT Brooklyn]

It ain't "The World's Oldest Profession" for nothing is it!

[cany10011]

This is probably someone's dissertation. I'm sure there are many more experienced and knowledgeable "professors" on this topic gained from extensive personal research.

 

 

 

The CliffsNotes version:

 

"I'll pay you to have sex with me."

 

"Umm... (thinks for a moment). Okay."

 

This has been the CliffsNotes version of Blah Blah Study Blah Blah.

 

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[maxwellissmart]

This is probably someone's dissertation. I'm sure there are many more experienced and knowledgeable "professors" on this topic gained from extensive personal research.

 

YOU KNOW he hired like 30-40 escorts and paid for it under the guise of "research."

[+ deej]

YOU KNOW he hired like 30-40 escorts and paid for it under the guise of "research."

 

That beats an article about 10 years ago in the old "Unzipped" magazine.

 

The author hired one escort, proudly recounted all the details of the hiring -- in other words he bragged in excruciating detail about every clueless mistake a guy can make -- and then proceeded to have just a so-so time. (Duh!)

[Xander]

That beats an article about 10 years ago in the old "Unzipped" magazine.

 

The author hired one escort, proudly recounted all the details of the hiring -- in other words he bragged in excruciating detail about every clueless mistake a guy can make -- and then proceeded to have just a so-so time. (Duh!)

 

And the guy that wrote a book on his experiences and journeys with escorts and tried to write off tens of thousands of dollars as a business expense. Hah.

[jawjateck]

About 2 years ago, I agreed to meet a grad student who was gathering info for a research paper. I noticed an ad he posted on another site. He was trying to get a rentboy to meet him for an interview. I contacted him, and offered an interview with me to have a client's perspective. We met over lunch. I had fun with the interview, and he took alot of notes. When I gave him an estimate of how many guys I had hired and how much money I have spent on escorts, he was dumbfounded. He actually said something like....."and to think I have all these student loans piling up when there are other options." He was a cutie!

[Greathands]

I am somewhat familiar with this study, but I must admit that I never read it completely even though I've had a draft copy for probably a year or so.

 

I've always felt that there is a difference between hustlers, prostitutes and escorts. Although I don't know all the sources of this professor, I do know that many of them would be what I consider to be hustlers or prostitutes and not escorts.

[bcohen7719]

I am somewhat familiar with this study, but I must admit that I never read it completely even though I've had a draft copy for probably a year or so.

 

I've always felt that there is a difference between hustlers, prostitutes and escorts. Although I don't know all the sources of this professor, I do know that many of them would be what I consider to be hustlers or prostitutes and not escorts.

 

This is a most salient point. I think the current research trend is to say most male sex workers in the USA have become internet-based "professionals" (escorts) as opposed to street-based hustlers. But does that make sense, actually? On "Daddy's Review" some of the most experienced, uh, "hands" describe how Backpage or formerly Craigslist contacts were very close to the "street hustler" category, very broadly speaking, presumably because of the low advertising cost. I really don't know. Greathands, if you want a copy of the finalized pdf of the article, PM me. Best wishes,

 

BC

[Mariner45]

You owe me a new keyboard.

[+ honcho]

A while ago, Daddy invited some of us to take part in a survey, and the name of one of the authors of this paper seems to ring a bell

(Seal at CUNY) as being associated with the earlier (for us) survey ...

 

A google turns up this list of his publications:

 

http://fcd.mcw.edu/?module=faculty&func=showAllPublications&id=1481

[jimboivyo]

I am somewhat familiar with this study, but I must admit that I never read it completely even though I've had a draft copy for probably a year or so.

 

I've always felt that there is a difference between hustlers, prostitutes and escorts. Although I don't know all the sources of this professor, I do know that many of them would be what I consider to be hustlers or prostitutes and not escorts.

 

it seems like most of these studies only focus on the lowest end of prostitution. any articles out there dealing with high end guys and girls?

[bcohen7719]

it seems like most of these studies only focus on the lowest end of prostitution. any articles out there dealing with high end guys and girls?

 

In regard to "high end guys": no, there aren't any.