International Trauma Questionnaire--Danish Version

Vang, Maria Louison; Dokkedahl, Sarah Bøgelund; Løkkegaard, Sille Schandorph; Jakobsen, Anne Vagner; Møller, Lise Dissing; Auning-Hansen, Mikkel; Elklit, Ask

doi:10.1037/t82653-000

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“…Symptoms of PTSD were measured using the six symptom items from the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) (Cloitre et al, 2018). The questionnaire is validated in Danish (Vang et al, 2021), and is based on the definition of PTSD in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (Cloitre et al, 2018). The PTSD symptom scale measures the three symptom clusters: re-experiencing (e.g.…”

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Workplace Sexual Harassment Increases the Risk of PTSD Symptoms with Higher Frequency and Harassment Coming from a Colleague or Leader as Risk Factors

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Lichtenstein

et al. 2022

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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This study examined the effect of workplace sexual harassment on posttraumatic stress (PTSD) symptoms while also examining the effect of harassment frequency, harassment source, and workplace social capital. The sample consisted of 3153 Danish social educators (females 79.3%) responding to the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) and the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II item on sexual harassment (COPSOQ). The prevalence of sexual harassment was 22% exposed within the recent year.We found a significant positive relationship between exposure to workplace sexual harassment and PTSD symptoms. Harassment frequency was associated with significantly higher levels of PTSD symptoms. Harassment from a colleague/leader compared to a client was associated with higher levels of PTSD symptoms although the difference was not statistically significant. Workplace social capital had an inverted association with PTSD symptoms, but there was no moderation effect on the relationship between sexual harassment and PTSD. These findings suggest that higher harassment frequency and harassment from a colleague/leader is associated with an increased severity of PTSD symptoms following exposure to workplace sexual harassment. Workplace social capital seems to alleviate level of PTSD symptoms, but did not moderate the association between exposure to workplace sexual harassment and PTSD symptoms. Possibly, feelings of shame and guilt may discourage some employees from disclosing their experiences with colleagues or leaders and thereby seek available support at the workplace. Future studies need to uncover the barriers that prevent victims of sexual harassment from seeking and benefitting from social support available at the workplace.

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confidence: 99%