Is That Really Sexual Harassment? The Effect of a Victim's Sexual Orientation on How People View a Sexual Harassment Claim.

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  • Author(s): Kulibert D;Kulibert D; Reidt I; Reidt I; O'Brien L; O'Brien L
  • Source:
    Journal of homosexuality [J Homosex] 2025 Jan 02; Vol. 72 (1), pp. 20-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 17.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Meta-Analysis
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7502386 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1540-3602 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00918369 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Homosex Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Philadelphia : Routledge
      Original Publication: New York, Haworth Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Sexual Harassment*/psychology ; Crime Victims*/psychology ; Homosexuality, Female*/psychology; Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Young Adult ; Heterosexuality/psychology ; Social Perception ; Adolescent
    • Abstract:
      In four experiments and a meta-analysis, the present research examined how the sexual orientation of a victim affected the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment claims. Working from prototype theory, the researchers hypothesized that because lesbian women deviate from the prototype of a sexual harassment victim, people would be less likely to perceive sexual harassment claims as legitimate when the victim was a lesbian woman as compared to a heterosexual woman. Although Experiment 1 yielded results congruent with the hypothesis, Experiment 2 and Experiment 3 did not. A meta-analysis conducted to assess effects of sexual orientation across all studies was not significant ( g  = -.06, z  = -1.20, p  = .23). The impact of victim prototypicality on perceptions of sexual harassment claims is discussed.
    • Comments:
      Erratum in: J Homosex. 2024 Apr 24:1-4. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2024.2335802. (PMID: 38656205)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Sexual harassment; complainer; discrimination; prototype theory; sexual orientation
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240117 Date Completed: 20241210 Latest Revision: 20241210
    • Publication Date:
      20241216
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/00918369.2024.2302428
    • Accession Number:
      38231211