The psychosocial impact of sexual harassment on women in the U.S. military

Used data collected from a worldwide survey of harassment in the active-duty US military. The scientifically selected sample included over 10000 working military women. 4 general types of negative psychosocial reactions were: productivity problems; attitudes toward the organization; emotional reacti...

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Published inBasic and applied social psychology Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 581 - 603
Main Author Pryor, J B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1995
Subjects
Military forces
Psychosocial aspects
Sexual harassment
USA
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Summary:Used data collected from a worldwide survey of harassment in the active-duty US military. The scientifically selected sample included over 10000 working military women. 4 general types of negative psychosocial reactions were: productivity problems; attitudes toward the organization; emotional reactions; and relations with family. Analyses explored the relations of these reactions to characteristics of the harassing behavior; of the victim; of the organizational climate in which the harassment took place; and the victim's coping responses. (Original abstract-amended)
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ISSN:0197-3533
DOI:10.1207/s15324834basp1704_9