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The influence of biological sex, age, work history and training on perceptions of sexual harassment

Abstract

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<p>This cross-sectional study investigates the perceptions of sexual harassment among 271 non-academic university personnel. The survey administered measured perceptions of sexual harassment using 17 dependent variables which assessed attitudes toward hostile work environment and quid pro quo sexual harassment. The study found that differences do exist in perceptions of sexual harassment based on biological sex of the respondents and the biological sex of the sexual harassment target. The study also found that there are significant positive correlations between perceptions of sexual harassment and the variables of age and number of years in the workforce. This study found no significant differences in perceptions of sexual harassment between those respondents who had participated in sexual harassment education and those who did not.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Communication
Year dc:date.available
2000

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Davis, Julie Lynn
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Randall Jay Koper

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/537
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oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-1536

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Davis, Julie Lynn. The influence of biological sex, age, work history and training on perceptions of sexual harassment. Thesis thesis, 2000. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/537