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May 7, 2026The Journal of Social Psychology1 citations

Exploring Paradoxical Thinking and Attitudes Toward Prostitution in Experimental Contexts

Paradoxical thinking and attitudes toward prostitution: preliminary experimental findings

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DYDaniella YaffeOKOmer KochavULUri Lifshin

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Overview

Experiments reveal paradoxical messages modestly shift attitudes toward prostitution, indicating potential for persuasion techniques in moral debates.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how paradoxical thinking influences attitudes toward prostitution and supports restrictive policies.
  • Conducted three preregistered experiments to assess effects of paradoxical messages.
  • Compared attitudes resulting from pro-prostitution paradoxical messages versus conventional negative messages.
  • Examined the relationship between disagreement with paradoxical messages and attitudes toward prostitution.
  • Paradoxical messages led to reduced favorable attitudes toward prostitution compared to negative messages.
  • Study 3 showed disagreement with paradoxical messages correlated with increased support for restrictive policy action.

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Yaffe et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fbefa3164b5133a91a3978https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2026.2667805
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