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“I wouldn’t want a child like you who sleeps around for money”: the role of stigma in the help-seeking of young people who trade sex

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  • Prior, Ayelet
  • Eyal-Lubling, Roni
  • Shilo, Guy
  • Peled, Einat

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Young people’s involvement in the sex trade has garnered significant attention over the past decades, leading to increased research, policy, and interventions aimed at supporting them. This study explores the role of stigma in the help-seeking processes of Israeli young people in the sex trade (YPST), with particular focus on how stigma shapes their experiences and decisions in seeking assistance. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 YPST, aged 18–26, in Israel. The absence of minors in the sample limits direct insight into the experiences of younger individuals involved in the sex trade.

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  • Prior, Ayelet & Eyal-Lubling, Roni & Shilo, Guy & Peled, Einat, 2026. "“I wouldn’t want a child like you who sleeps around for money”: the role of stigma in the help-seeking of young people who trade sex," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:188:y:2026:i:c:s0190740926003695
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.109116
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