Is all sexual harassment viewed the same? Mock juror decisions in same- and cross-gender cases

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wayne, JH; Riordan, CM; Thomas, KM
• 署名单位: Wake Forest University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037//0021-9010.86.2.179
• 发表日期: 2001
• 页码: 179-187

摘要

Given recent court decisions, there is a need to investigate less common forms of sexual harassment, including women harassing men and same-gender harassment. The present study was a 2 (harasser gender) X 2 (target gender) X 2 (participant gender) factorial design in which 408 mock jurors made decisions in a hostile work environment case. Women harassing men were more likely to be found guilty than were men harassing women, and harassers in same-gender cases were more likely to be found guilty and were perceived more negatively than harassers in cross-gender cases. Participant gender differences were found in cross-gender, but not same-gender, conditions. Results suggest that the gender composition of the harasser and target may be an extralegal factor influencing managerial and juror decision making.