Gender as a Predictor in the Perception of Sexual Harassment Definition

Title

Gender as a Predictor in the Perception of Sexual Harassment Definition

Creator

Tharumiya A.K.; Manicka M.M.K.

Description

Sexual harassment is a pervasive problem across the globe and it is generally viewed subjectively. The review of the literature suggests that individual perception, history of past sexual harassment and other personal factors influence beliefs concerning the seriousness of the problem. The present study aims to explore the role of socio demographic variables in the definition of sexual harassment. One hundred and sixty-one college students volunteered for this study. Personal profile sheet and Sexual Harassment Definition Questionnaire were used to collect the data. The results of the chi-square test suggested that girls and students who already experienced sexual harassment found larger social incidents as harassment. However, the results of logistic regression found gender as a strong predictor of sexual harassment definition and the history of past harassment was failed to provide a statistical significance. Educating men on male privilege, violence against women and identifying behaviours in them that are not acceptable by women will be helpful. The Electrochemical Society

Source

ECS Transactions, Vol-107, No. 1, pp. 16391-16396.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Institute of Physics

Coverage

Tharumiya A.K., Indian Institute of Psychology and Research, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Manicka M.M.K., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 19386737; ISBN: 978-160768539-5

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1149/10701.16391ecst

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