Abstract
This large, population-based study is one of the few to examine prevalence rates of sexual harassment occurring during the past 12 months by victimization and perpetration among adolescents. In this large, cross-sectional survey of students attending 26 high schools, sexual harassment was defined using three questions from the Sexual Experiences Questionnaire. Among 18,090 students completing the survey, 30% disclosed sexual harassment victimization (37% of females, 21% of males) and 8.5% reported perpetration (5% of females, 12% of males). Sexual harassment perpetration was highly correlated with male sex, minority race/ethnicity, same-sex attraction, bullying, alcohol binge drinking, and intraparental partner violence.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1203-1219 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Violence Against Women |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 11 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2014.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research was supported by the Centers for Control and Disease Prevention Cooperative Agreement 5U01CE001675.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | U01CE001675 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 5U01CE001675 |
Keywords
- adolescents
- high school
- perpetration
- sexual harassment
- victimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law
