Title
Effects of Type of Coping Response, Setting, and Social and Social Context on Reactions to Sexual Harassment Context on Reactions to Sexual Harassment Context on Reactions to Sexual Harassment
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Sex Roles
Publication Date
2003
Date Added
2022-05-16
Abstract
Male and female undergraduates from a multicultural university (MU) and an historically Black University (HBU) read a scenario in which a student was sexually harassed either by a professor or a workplace supervisor. The student victim's coping response was also varied. Participants rated the victim's behavior as most effective and appropriate when she confronted the harasser directly or reported the harasser's behavior. HBU students judged the harasser as not guilty significantly more often than MU students, but believed that the harasser was less trustworthy than multicultural students did. Women responded significantly more negatively to the blatant sexual harassment scenario than men did. Implications for prevention and interventions are discussed.
DOI
10.1023/A:1022455406201
Keywords
Gender
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Sigal, Janet; Braden-Maguire, Jane; Patt, Ivy; and Goodrich, Carl, "Effects of Type of Coping Response, Setting, and Social and Social Context on Reactions to Sexual Harassment
Context on Reactions to Sexual Harassment
Context on Reactions to Sexual Harassment" (2003). College of Liberal Arts. 58.
https://research.paynecenter.org/morgan_cls/58
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