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“Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Never Hurt Me”: Verbal Sexual Harassment Among Middle School Students
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2017)
  • Shawn M. Rolfe, University of Louisville
  • Ryan Schroeder, Georgia Southern University
Abstract
Research has recently found that sexual harassment occurs throughout our education system. Although the focus of these studies has been on both verbal and physical sexual harassment, the literature is scant when examining just verbal sexual harassment. Using self-report data from 30 New York City middle schools, the current study adds to the literature by examining the prevalence of verbal sexual harassment victimization and perpetration through the lens of gender and dating experiences. The study highlights that boys are verbally sexually harassed more than girls and students with dating experience are more likely to be victims or perpetrators of verbal sexual harassment. Additional findings, limitations, and policy implications are discussed.
Keywords
  • verbal sexual harassment,
  • victimization,
  • perpetration,
  • middle school students
Publication Date
May 24, 2017
DOI
10.1177/0886260517709802
Publisher Statement
Shawn M. Rolfe MA, Ryan D. Schroeder, PhD “Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, but Words Will Never Hurt Me”: Verbal Sexual Harassment Among Middle School Students, in Journal of Interpersonal Violence (published online) Copyright© [2017] (SAGE Journals).https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517709802
Citation Information
Shawn M. Rolfe and Ryan Schroeder. "“Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Never Hurt Me”: Verbal Sexual Harassment Among Middle School Students" Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ryan-schroeder/4/