Antecedents and consequences of sexual harassment in organizations: a test of an integrated model.
Sexual harassment of women in organizational settings has recently become a topic of interest to researchers and the general public alike. Although numerous studies document its frequency, the development of conceptual models identifying antecedents and consequences of harassment has proceeded at a slower pace. In this article, an empirical test of a recently proposed conceptual model is described. According to the model, organizational climate for sexual harassment and job gender context are critical antecedents of sexual harassment; harassment, in turn, influences work-related variables (e.g., job satisfaction); psychological states (e.g., anxiety and depression); and physical health. On the basis of a sample of women employed at a large, regulated utility company, the model's predictions were generally supported.
Fitzgerald
L F
LF
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. lfitzger@s.psych.uiuc.edu
Drasgow
F
F
Hulin
C L
CL
Gelfand
M J
MJ
Magley
V J
VJ
D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires