Previous research on male clients of sex workers has emphasized the diversity of purchasing behaviors; however, we know little about how to organize or categorize this diversity quantitatively. I employed latent class analysis with survey data from cisgender male clients of primarily cisgender female sex workers in the United States to organize client consumption patterns by the type of venue used to contact sex workers and the frequency of using each venue. I found that patterns of consumption emerged around the frequency and context in which sex work is negotiated, generating six distinct patterns of buying: generalists, internet-only buyers, brothel-only buyers, experimenters, routinized buyers, and opportunists. I used multinomial logistic regression to identify relationships between latent class membership, known covariates, and self-reported motivations for purchase. Classes had small but significant demographic differences around age, income, marital status, arrest history, and international sex work engagement. Motivational differences were observed across classes, including the importance of emotional connection, practicing sexual skills, and relaxation. Implications for future research are discussed.

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迈向客户类型学：美国性工作消费的潜在阶级分析方法。


以前对性工作者的男性客户的研究强调了购买行为的多样性;然而，我们对如何定量地组织或分类这种多样性知之甚少。我采用潜在类别分析，对美国主要为顺性别女性性工作者的顺性别男性客户的调查数据，按用于联系性工作者的场所类型和使用每个场所的频率来组织客户的消费模式。我发现，消费模式围绕性工作谈判的频率和背景出现，产生了六种不同的购买模式：通才、仅互联网买家、仅妓院买家、实验者、常规买家和机会主义者。我使用多项式 logistic 回归来确定潜在类成员、已知协变量和自我报告的购买动机之间的关系。各班级在年龄、收入、婚姻状况、逮捕历史和国际性工作参与方面存在较小但显著的人口统计学差异。在各个班级之间观察到动机差异，包括情感联系、练习性技能和放松的重要性。讨论了对未来研究的意义。