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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1203-1219
Number of pages17
JournalViolence Against Women
Volume20
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 11 2014

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • adolescents
  • high school
  • perpetration
  • sexual harassment
  • victimization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Law

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