Sexual Harassment, Bullying, and School Outcomes for High School Girls and Boys

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Article

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

Journal of Violence Against Women

Keywords

sexual harassment, bullying, gender differences, school outcomes

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.

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