COLLEGE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND RECOGNITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACROSS GENDERS.

SEXUAL harassment in universities & colleges; COLLEGE students; GENDER differences (Psychology); SENSORY perception; SEXUAL abuse victims

This study examined gender variation with perpetrator and victim and the effects on recognition and perception of sexual harassment. A sample of 122 (109 females and 13 males) college students viewed a sexual harassment clip with variations of the perpetrator's gender and of the victim's gender. Participants then answered a questionnaire on the video and on overall perception of sexual harassment. As hypothesized, the analysis revealed a significant difference between the groups and recognition of the perpetrator. Contrary to the hypothesis, the analysis revealed no significant difference between the groups and perceptions of the perpetrator. Moreover, analysis revealed no significant difference between the groups and recognition of the victim. In addition, the analysis revealed no significant difference between the genders and perception of the victims. Lastly, the analysis revealed a significant interaction between the genders of the perpetrator and victim through the ability to recognize sexual harassment. The analysis revealed no significant interaction between the genders of the perpetrator and victim and perception of sexual harassment. Furthermore, implications of the study and future directions will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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