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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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)	1203-19
Number of pages	17
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	20
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214551287
State	Published - Oct 2014

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Adolescent
Crime Victims/statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Peer Group
Sex Offenses/statistics & numerical data
Sexual Harassment/statistics & numerical data
Students/statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires

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Sexual harassment victimization and perpetration among high school students

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