Sexual harassment and bullying behaviors in sixth-graders
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Sexual harassment is widely viewed as a form of bullying, but has received little attention in studies of middle school students. A survey of 109 6th grade students found that 29% of students reported at least one sexual harassment experience in the past 30 days, with 11% reporting harassment once per week or more. Although boys and girls reported similar rates of harassment, there were important gender differences-boys were more likely than girls to try to ignore sexual harassment, but girls were more likely to tell someone about their experience and to tell the perpetrator to stop. There was high concordance between sexual harassment and bullying for both boys and girls. These findings indicate the need to recognize the role of sexual harassment in bullying in middle school.
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The anonymity, asynchrony, and lack of geographic and temporal limits of the Internet create a strong power imbalance between victim and aggressor, making even a single episode sufficient to experience victimization.
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- Authors
- Ashbaughm, L. P., & Cornell, D. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia (US)
- ORCID
- Cornell, Dewey G.
- Venue
- Journal of School Violence
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-02-26
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 21-38
- ISSN
- 1538-8220 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-8239
- OpenAlex
- W2067016557
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of School Violence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Keywords
- sexual harassment, bullying, junior high school students, sixth grade students, gender differences, reporting behavior, victim coping, school violence
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