Sexual harassment: A review of the literature

摘要: We critically review the published research on sexual harassment. Definitional, epidemiological, etiological, treatment, and prevention issues are examined as well literature effects of Suggestions for future provided. Although there many controversies concerning definition harassment, it is clear that subtypes such gender unwanted attention, coercion. Existing indicates harassment a frequent form victimization women, affecting around half all with verbal being more common nonverbal It appears victims to experience negative psychological, occupational, economic consequences, although prospective utilizing valid comprehensive assessment methods needs be conducted. Little known about etiology models take into account organizational individual variables seem variance. Treatment harassers hampered by lack treatment outcome research.