Article
Sexual Harassment Victimization and Perpetration Among High School Students
Violence Against Women
(2014)
Abstract
This large, population-based study is one of the few to examine prevalence rates of sexual harassment occurring during the past 12 months by victimization and perpetration among adolescents. In this large, cross-sectional survey of students attending 26 high schools, sexual harassment was defined using three questions from the Sexual Experiences Questionnaire. Among 18,090 students completing the survey, 30% disclosed sexual harassment victimization (37% of females, 21% of males) and 8.5% reported perpetration (5% of females, 12% of males). Sexual harassment perpetration was highly correlated with male sex, minority race/ethnicity, same-sex attraction, bullying, alcohol binge drinking, and intraparental partner violence.
Keywords
- adolescents,
- high school,
- perpetration,
- sexual harassment,
- victimization
Disciplines
- Psychology and
- Sociology
Publication Date
October 5, 2014
Citation Information
Emily R. Clear, Ann L. Coker, Patricia G. Cook-Craig, Heather M. Bush, et al.. "Sexual Harassment Victimization and Perpetration Among High School Students" Violence Against Women Vol. 20 Iss. 10 (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anncoker/107/