The (un)reasonableness of reporting: antecedents and consequences of reporting sexual harassment.
This study places the reporting of sexual harassment within an integrated model of the sexual harassment process. Two structural models were developed and tested in a sample (N = 6,417) of male and female military personnel. The 1st model identifies determinants and effects of reporting; reporting did not improve--and at times worsened--job, psychological, and health outcomes. The authors argue that organizational responses to reports (i.e., organizational remedies, organizational minimization, and retaliation) as well as procedural satisfaction can account for these negative effects. The 2nd model examines these mediating mechanisms; results suggest that these mediators, and not reporting itself, are the source of the negative effects of reporting. Organizational and legal implications of these findings are discussed.
Bergman
Mindy E
ME
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. mindybergman@tamu.edu
Langhout
Regina Day
RD
Palmieri
Patrick A
PA
Cortina
Lilia M
LM
Fitzgerald
Louise F
LF
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States