TPC Journal-Vol 9- Issue 4-FULL ISSUE

The Professional Counselor | Volume 9, Issue 4 407 Finally, a significant correlation was found between the APPS/ATTS item “Prostitutes/trafficked women are unable to get out of the situation they are in” and the overall mean score for SDD ( r = .494, p < .01). Therefore, counselors who perceived that women who engaged in sex acts were victimized were more likely to believe that women in sex work did not choose it. Research Question 1 A series of t -tests were conducted to examine whether differences existed between APPS and ATTS groups. The overall mean scores between APPS ( M = 3.56, SD = .427) and ATTS groups ( M = 3.80, SD = .255), t (394) = -6.952, p < .01, were significantly different. The results of the t- test indicated participants who received “trafficking” labels were significantly more likely to perceive trafficked women as victims and sex trafficking as a form of victimization. Four additional t -tests determined significant differences existed between each of the APPS and ATTS subscales. The results of these t -tests can be found in Table 3 and are presented below. Table 3 Independent t-Test Between APPS, ATTS, and Subscales APPS ATTS M SD n M SD n t Sig (p < .01) Overall 3.56 0.427 193 3.80 0.255 203 -6.950 .000 PNCV 3.80 0.707 193 4.13 0.405 203 -5.830 .000 PNND 3.76 0.553 193 4.12 0.468 203 -6.905 .009 PSCV 3.80 0.575 193 4.33 0.390 203 -10.697 .000 PSND 2.95 0.410 193 2.79 0.276 203 4.500 .000 Note. PNCV = Prostitution as Choosing/Victimized, PNND = Prostitution as Normative/Deviant, PSCV = Prostitutes as Choosing/Victimized, PSND = Prostitutes as Normative/Deviant. PNCV. An independent samples t- test was conducted between groups to examine if a significant difference existed on the PNCV subscale. The mean scores between APPS ( M = 3.80 SD = .707) and ATTS groups ( M = 4.13, SD = .405), t (394) = -5.830, p < .01, were significantly different. Based on the results, participants who received surveys with “trafficking” labels indicated significantly stronger beliefs that sex trafficking was an act of victimization. PNND. An independent samples t- test was conducted between groups to examine if a significant difference existed on the PNND subscale. The mean scores between APPS ( M = 3.76, SD = .553) and ATTS group, ( M = 4.12, SD = .468), t (394) = -6.905, p < .01, were significantly different. Based on these results, participants who received the survey with “trafficking” labels indicated significantly stronger beliefs that sex trafficking represented a deviant rather than normative act. PSCV. An independent samples t- test was conducted between groups to examine if a significant difference existed on the PSCV subscale. The mean scores between APPS ( M = 3.80 SD = .575) and ATTS groups ( M = 4.33 SD = .390), t (394) = -10.697, p < .01, were significantly different. Based on these results, participants who received the survey with “trafficking” labels indicated significantly stronger beliefs that trafficked women were victimized and did not choose to engage in sex acts.