Date of Award

Summer 1995

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Donald D. Davis

Committee Member

Barbara A. Winstead

Committee Member

Barry Gillen

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65 M23

Abstract

The current study developed and tested a model of sexual harassment that encompasses characteristics of the work environment, perpetrator, and victim. The impact of four characteristics of the work environment—organizational tolerance for sexual harassment, gender ratios, gender communication, and gender of the supervisor— on the occurrence of sexual harassment and the victim's response was examined. The moderating influence of victim age, job dependency, education level, ethnicity, gender, and marital status on the occurrence of sexual harassment was also examined. Results indicated that organizational tolerance for sexual harassment and gender of the supervisor predicted the occurrence of harassment. Sexual harassment significantly predicted the victim's response. The moderator analysis revealed that the model fit better for the under 25, low education, white, and unmarried subsamples.

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DOI

10.25777/cb2d-bp53

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