Tolerance of sexual harassment: An examination of gender differences, ambivalent sexism, social dominance, and gender roles

被引:183
作者
Russell, BL [1 ]
Trigg, KY [1 ]
机构
[1] Castleton State Coll, Dept Psychol, Castleton, VT 05735 USA
关键词
sexual harassment; ambivalent sexism; gender differences;
D O I
10.1023/B:SERS.0000023075.32252.fd
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
In this study we examined the effects of gender, gender roles ( masculinity and femininity), ambivalent sexism, and social dominance orientation with regard to tolerance of sexual harassment. It was predicted that women would be less tolerant than men of sexual harassment, however, men and women who were tolerant of sexual harassment would share ambivalence and hostility toward women, and they would exhibit higher levels of social dominance and masculinity. Results partially supported the hypotheses. Women were significantly less tolerant of harassment than men were, however, regression analyses showed that ambivalent sexism and hostility toward women accounted for the majority of total variance (35%), followed by gender (5%), social dominance (1%), femininity (0.7%), and nonsexism (0.6%). Masculinity and benevolent sexism were not significant predictors. Results suggest that ambivalence and hostility toward women are much greater predictors of tolerance of sexual harassment than is gender alone.
引用
收藏
页码:565 / 573
页数:9
相关论文
共 42 条
[1]  
[Anonymous], 2001, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, DOI [DOI 10.1177/0021886301372001, 10.1177/0021886301372001]
[2]  
[Anonymous], J SOCIAL ISSUES
[3]   THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SEVERITY OF HARASSING BEHAVIOR ON REACTIONS TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT [J].
BAKER, DD ;
TERPSTRA, DE ;
LARNTZ, K .
SEX ROLES, 1990, 22 (5-6) :305-325
[4]  
Bookwala J, 1992, Violence Vict, V7, P297
[5]  
Brehm S.S., 1992, INTIMATE RELATIONSHI
[6]   PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT [J].
BURSIK, K .
SEX ROLES, 1992, 27 (7-8) :401-412
[7]   CULTURAL MYTHS AND SUPPORTS FOR RAPE [J].
BURT, MR .
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1980, 38 (02) :217-230
[8]  
CLEVELAND JN, 1993, J VOCAT BEHAV, V42, P46
[9]  
Cowan G., 2000, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOM, V6, P238, DOI DOI 10.1177/10778010022181822
[10]  
EAGLY AH, 1993, EUROPEAN REV SOCIAL, V5, P203