Sexual assault and other types of sexual harassment by workplace personnel: a comparison of antecedents and consequences.

Full Abstract

Although sexual assault by workplace personnel is widely viewed as a type of sexual harassment, little is known about whether these overlapping constructs may possess some unique characteristics. This article compares the theoretical antecedents and consequences of sexual assault by workplace personnel and other types of sexual harassment among 22,372 women employed in the U.S. military. Path analysis revealed that low sociocultural and organizational power are associated with an increased likelihood of both types of victimization. Organizational climate and job gender context are directly associated with sexual harassment but are only indirectly associated with sexual assault by workplace personnel. Both types of victimization are associated with a variety of negative outcomes, but the pattern of negative consequences differs.

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Author information

Author/s: Harned, Melanie S (MS); Ormerod, Alayne J (AJ); Palmieri, Patrick A (PA); Collinsworth, Linda L (LL); Reed, Maggie (M);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61820, USA. mharned@s.psych.uiuc.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of occupational health psychology (J Occup Health Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Apr; vol 7 (issue 2) : pp 174-88

Dates: Created 2002/05/10; Completed 2002/10/23; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12003368, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adolescent
Adult
Crime Victims - psychology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged

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