Sexual harassment perception as influenced by a harasser's physical attractiveness and job level

Author

Mark E. Savery, California State University, Sacramento

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

5

Number

1

Page Numbers

pages 27-32

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1997

Abstract

Seventy-two women participated in a study that compared factors that influenced the perception of sexual harassment Participants' ages ranged from 18 to 66 years (M = 24.03, SD = 8.12). The variables studied were the physical attractiveness of the harasser (low or high), the job level of the harasser relative to the target (equal or superior), and the level of sexual harassment in the stories read by the participants (low or moderate). The Sexual Harassment Perception Scale (SHPS) was used to measure the perception of sexual harassment Analysis of variance indicated that physically attractive males were perceived as less harassing than physically unattractive males, F(1, 68) = 5.44, p < .05. Stories that featured more ambiguous harassing behaviors were found to be less harassing than stories that had more harassing behaviors, F(1, 68) = 21.26, p < .01. The job level of the harasser relative to the target did not affect the perception of sexual harassment.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

6 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 5 no. 1 1997

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Savery, Mark E. (1997) "Sexual harassment perception as influenced by a harasser's physical attractiveness and job level," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol5/iss1/6