Job-related and psychological effects of sexual harassment in the workplace: Empirical evidence from two organizations

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Schneider, KT; Swan, S; Fitzgerald, LF
• 署名单位: Yale University; Yale University; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.3.401
• 发表日期: 1997
• 页码: 401-415

摘要

Previous evidence regarding the outcomes of sexual harassment in the workplace has come mainly from self-selected samples or analogue studies or those using inadequate measures. The sexual harassment experiences, coping responses, and job-related and psychological outcomes of 447 female private-sector employees and 300 female university employees were examined. Discriminant function analyses indicated that women who had not been harassed and women who had experienced low, moderate, and high frequencies of harassment could be distinguished on the basis of both job-related and psychological outcomes. These outcomes could not be attributed to negative affective disposition, attitudes toward harassment, or general job stress. Results suggest that relatively low-level but frequent types of sexual harassment can have significant negative consequences for working women.