| Literature DB >> 26270385 |
James Gruber1, Susan Fineran2.
Abstract
A comparison of the impact of bullying and sexual harassment on five school outcomes was conducted on a sample of high school students. Results revealed that sexual harassment was a stronger predictor than bullying of all school outcomes for both sexes, but especially for girls. This study suggests that sexual harassment, which activates sexist and heterosexist stereotypes, erodes school engagement, alienates students from teachers, and adversely affects academic achievement, to a greater degree than bullying does.Entities:
Keywords: bullying; gender differences; school outcomes; sexual harassment
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26270385 DOI: 10.1177/1077801215599079
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Violence Against Women ISSN: 1077-8012