Sexual Harassment Victimization and Perpetration Among High School Students

Emily R. Clear; Ann L. Coker; Patricia G. Cook-Craig; Heather M. Bush; Lisandra S. Garcia; Corrine M. Williams; Alysha M. Lewis; Bonnie S. Fisher

doi:10.1177/1077801214551287

Sexual Harassment Victimization and Perpetration Among High School Students

Emily R. Clear, Ann L. Coker, Patricia G. Cook-Craig, Heather M. Bush, Lisandra S. Garcia, Corrine M. Williams, Alysha M. Lewis, Bonnie S. Fisher

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	1203-1219
Number of pages	17
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	20
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214551287
State	Published - Oct 11 2014

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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.

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Keywords

adolescents
high school
perpetration
sexual harassment
victimization

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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