ATTITUDESTOWARDSPROSTITUTION:DOBELIEF INAJUSTWORLDANDPREVIOUSEXPERIENCE ASACLIENTOFPROSTITUTIONMATTER? Vasileia Digidiki & Aphrodite Baka Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract: Attitudes towards prostitution are related to stereotypes that normalize the phenomenonandjustifyviolenceagainstwomeninthesexindustry.Thepresentstudyexplored attitudestowardsprostitutioninGreecebyinvestigatingtheirrelationtobeliefsinajustworld, previousexperienceasaclientofprostitutionandkeydemographiccharacteristicsinasample of 624 Greek female and male client and non-client participants. The results indicated that mostoftheparticipantsperceivedprostitutionasasociallyharmfulphenomenon,whereaslow belief in immanent justice and high belief in ultimate justice were significantly correlated to negative attitudes towards prostitution. Gender differences were also revealed, with male participants showing more positive attitudes towards prostitution. Previous experience as a clientofprostitutionwasalsofoundtopredictpositiveattitudes,withclients(ascomparedto non-clients) adopting more positive attitudes towards prostitution. Keywords: Attitudes,Clientofprostitution,Justworldtheory,Prostitution HellenicJournalofPsychology,Vol.14(2017),pp.260-279 Address: Aphrodite Baka, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus,54124Thessaloniki,Greece.Tel.:+30-2310-997341.E-mail:abaka@psy.auth.gr