Characteristics of sexual harassment across locations among U.S. undergraduate students

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Abstract
This study examined how the characteristics of specific instances of sexual harassment differed across four common college locations, building on previous research by using a larger and more diverse sample. 1,164 undergraduate students, who were predominantly straight (58%), White (48%), cisgender (85%), and women (50%) from 408 U.S. higher education institutions. Participants provided contextual information about common sexually-harassing experiences from the last seven days in an online survey. Students reported 4,362 harassing incidents (M = 3.79 per student) during the previous seven days; 59.8% of students reported any harassment. Results of multilevel models (N = 2,225 most upsetting incidents) indicated that similar students were harassed across locations, but experienced harassment from different people and in different ways. Findings can support schools and local, state, and federal governments in collaborative efforts to develop more comprehensive sexual harassment interventions tailored for specific contexts.
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  • Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota and Lou Ann Nylen
  • University of Minnesota and Lou Ann Nylen

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