Sexual Harassment: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Gender Differences Assessed by Three Different Estimation Methods

• NCJ Number: 231461
• Journal: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: April-May 2010 Pages: 252-274
• Author(s): Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Brita Bjorkelo; Guy Notelaers; Stale Einarsen
• Date Published: April 2010
• Length: 23 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated gender differences in prevalence and effects of sexual harassment using three different estimation methods.

Abstract

In a representative sample of 2,349 Norwegian employees, 1.1 percent self-labeled as targets of sexual harassment, whereas 18.4 percent reported exposure to sexually harassing behaviors during the last 6 months. When employing latent class cluster analysis as a method for estimating prevalence of sexual harassment, 2.2 percent could be classified as targets of frequent harassment and 19.1 percent could be classified as targets of unwanted sexual attention. Although more women than men self-labeled as targets of sexual harassment, men reported the same number of sexually harassing behaviors as women. Sexual harassment was found to be significantly related to mental health problems and low job satisfaction among men and women. Tables, figure, and references (Published Abstract)