The influence of individual characteristics and severity of harassing behavior on reactions to sexual harassment
| Autor: | David E. Terpstra, Kinley Larntz, Douglas D. Baker |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Social Psychology
Social perception media_common.quotation_subject Human sexuality Social relation Developmental psychology Gender Studies Religiosity Locus of control Developmental and Educational Psychology Harassment Personality Big Five personality traits Psychology Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Sex Roles. 22:305-325 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2762 0360-0025 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00288336 |
| Popis: | Differences in reactions to 18 scenarios depicting potentially sexually harassing situations were studied as a function of harassment severity and individual level factors. The scenarios illustrate a continuum of behavior, with some situations depicting overt sexual harassment and others portraying more innocuous behaviors. The individuals' reactions were strongly influenced by the perceived severity of the incidents. Reactions were influenced to a lesser extent by the individual level factors of gender, attitudes toward women, religiosity, and locus of control. Among these factors, gender had the strongest effect on reaction types. Findings indicate that harassment severity and individual level factors may combine to influence reactions to sexual harassment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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