Adolescent Compensated Dating in Hong Kong

Abstract

Although numerous studies have examined the prevalence, contributing factors, and consequences of compensated dating (CD) among young people, few empirical studies have investigated the process of engaging in CD. This article intends to fill this research gap through semi-structured interviews with 30 young people who have experience in CD in Hong Kong. The current study provides a step-by-step account of the involvement of young people in this illegal/immoral activity from a crime script perspective. Twelve decision-making points in four crime commission stages are identified in this study. The findings of the study will not only advance conceptual understanding of the choice, script, and dynamics of young people's path to CD but also provide suggestions for formulating stage-specific measures for situational crime prevention. This empirical study is the first to investigate the process of this specific emerging offense in the Chinese community.

Understanding the barriers and factors to HIV testing intention of women engaging in compensated dating in Hong Kong: The application of the extended Theory of Planned Behavior

“…Other research revealed that some women regarded compensated dating as a way to fulfil their sexual excitement, to support their materialistic lifestyle, and to affirm their worth or capability [38]. They also tend to think that compensated dating is a good way to search for passionate relationship and warmth, and prioritize material and pleasure seeking over other concerns [5, 39]. Findings further confirm that women engaging in compensated dating are from a unique population that warrants special attention.…”

The Association between Substance Abuse and Sexual Misconduct among Macau Youths

“…There is no official statistics regarding adolescent sexuality in Macau, but we believe that the situation should be similar to that of Hong Kong. When considering the fact that early sexual initiation has been widely recognized as an important social and health issue (e.g., [13,49,85]), and that coital experience among adolescents below the age of eighteen is violating the sexual norms in Chinese societies [14], we have included sexual intercourse in the measurement of sexual conduct. Further research may be needed to strengthen the construct validity of sexual misconduct.…”

“…On the other side of the world, the prevalence of compensated dating ( Yuan Jiao ; an Eastern form of underage prostitution, literally means the “exchange of intimate sexual behavior with monetary rewards) in Hong Kong has been estimated to be 2.7%. These adolescents were more likely to exhibit risky sexual behavior and resulted in unintended pregnancy [13].…”

Crime script analysis for adult image-based sexual abuse: a study of crime intervention points for retribution-style offenders

“…Crime scripts have also been utilised on cybercrimes such as account takeover (Haelterman 2016), mapping trolling on a cyber-attack journey (Somer et al 2018) and employee computer crime (Willison and Siponen 2009). In addition, crime scripts have helped explain the crime-commission process of sexual offences including adult-to-child sexual abuse (Deslauriers-Varin and Beauregard 2010; Leclerc 2013a; Leclerc et al 2011); child sex trafficking (Brayley et al 2011); compensated dating (Li 2015); human trafficking for sexual exploitation (Savona et al 2014); sex offenders (Beauregard et al 2007); sexual offences (Cook et al 2019); stranger rape against women (Chiu and Leclerc 2017); acquaintance rape against women (Chiu and Leclerc 2017) and Internet-mediated sex trafficking (Lavorgna 2014). The application of crime scripts across different crime categories demonstrates that they are not only appropriate for describing the crime-commission process of physical (traditional crime) but also cyberdependent and cyber-enabled crime.…”