Understanding types, locations, & perpetrators of peer-to-peer sexual harassment in US middle schools: A focus on sex, racial, and grade differences
Understanding types, locations, & perpetrators of peer-to-peer sexual harassment in US middle schools: A focus on sex, racial, and grade differences
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.11.010
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Doshi, Namrata
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作者：
Espelage, Dorothy L.;Hong, Jun Sung;Doshi, Namrata
本研究采用混合方法设计来调查美国中学生（5-8 年级）的性骚扰受害情况。学生完成了性骚扰受害情况的自我报告，并指出了学校中发生性骚扰的地点。他们回答了有关他们经历过的最令人不安的事件的开放式问题，并确定了肇事者的特征（N = 858）。言语伤害（例如，不受欢迎的性评论和恐同辱骂）比身体伤害和性侵犯更常见。遭受性骚扰的类型和施害者因性别、种族和年级而异。性骚扰最常发生在走廊，其次是教室、健身房更衣室、体育课、午餐室和校外。最令人不安的意外事件包括 (1) 言语 - 恐同语言； (2)口头-性评论、性谣言传播； (3)身体接触； (4)脱下裤子； （五）遭受性侵犯的； (6) 对受害不屑一顾。女孩举报其他男孩是施暴者；而男孩则称施暴者为其他男孩和亲密朋友。对于非裔美国学生来说，肇事者被认为是年长且浪漫的伴侣。对于白人学生来说，肇事者被报告为同龄的同学和朋友。了解和认识性骚扰的构成以及青春期早期性骚扰最常见的情况对于防止性骚扰进入青春期后期至关重要。 (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
This study employed a mixed-method design to examine sexual harassment victimization among American middle school youth (grades 5-8). Students completed a self-report measure of sexual harassment victimization and indicated where sexual harassment occurs in their school. They responded to open-ended questions about the most upsetting incident they experienced and identified characteristics of perpetrators (N = 858). Verbal victimization (e.g., unwanted sexual commentary and homophobic name-calling) was more frequent than physical victimization and sexual assault. The types of sexual harassment experienced and the perpetrators varied by sex, race, and grade level. Sexual harassment occurred most frequently in hallways, followed by classrooms, gym locker rooms, gym class, lunch room, and outside of the school. The most upsetting unwanted incidents included (1) verbal - homophobic language; (2) verbal - sexual commentary and sexual rumor spreading; (3) physical being touched; (4) pulling down pants; (5) being sexually assaulted; and (6) dismissiveness of victimization. Girls reported other boys as perpetrators; whereas, boys reported their perpetrators as other boys and close friends. For African-American students, perpetrators were identified as older and romantic partners. For White students, perpetrators were reported as same-age peers and friends. Understanding and recognizing what constitutes sexual harassment and where it most commonly occurs among early adolescence is critical to preventing sexual harassment into late adolescence. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.