Lay (Mis)Perceptions of Sexual Harassment toward Transgender, Lesbian, and Gay Employees

Brassel, Sheila T.; Settles, Isis H.; Buchanan, NiCole T.

doi:10.1007/s11199-018-0914-8

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“…Sexual harassment of transgender women and men (vs. straight cisgender or gay/lesbian targets) was also perceived as less acceptable. Brassel et al's (2019) findings therefore provide an important first step toward understanding how third-party observers may perceive sexual harassment targeting sexual and gender minority individuals. However, existing work does not provide a fully intersectional account of these thirdparty perceptions.…”

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Participants then reported the perceived likelihood that prejudice, power, attraction, and gender policing (i.e., monitoring and enforcing of traditional gender norms; Konik & Cortina, 2008) motivated the sexual harassment and the perceived acceptability of the perpetrator's behavior. Brassel et al (2019) found that when the target was a transgender woman or man (vs. a straight cisgender woman or man or gay/lesbian), participants thought the sexual harassment was more likely to be motivated by power, prejudice, and gender policing and less likely to be motivated by attraction. Sexual harassment of transgender women and men (vs. straight cisgender or gay/lesbian targets) was also perceived as less acceptable.…”

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…This approach does not account for the fact that attitudes toward LGBTQ+ targets can differ qualitatively (i.e., in their very nature) depending on targets' gender (e.g., LaMar & Kite, 1998). Brassel et al's (2019) work is thus limited in three main ways: First, the full pattern of reactions to all six intersectional targets in the design was not analyzed. Second, the sample size did not provide adequate power for examining the statistical interaction of target gender and sexual orientation.…”

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, based on the findings of Brassel et al (2019), we predicted that participants who considered a transgender woman (vs. lesbian or straight cisgender woman) target would be more likely to believe the sexual harassment was motivated by prejudice and power. We further explored whether other perceptions (e.g., perceived acceptability, appropriate consequences) varied as a function of the target's identity.…”

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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How do people perceive sexual harassment targeting transgender women, lesbians, and straight cisgender women?

Mezzapelle¹,

Reiman²

2022

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

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Third-party observers' opinions affect how organizations handle sexual harassment. Prior research has focused on perceptions of sexual harassment targeting straight cisgender women. We examined how targets' sexual orientation and gender identity impact these perceptions. In three preregistered studies, straight cisgender participants imagined a coworker confided that a male colleague had sexually harassed her. The target was a transgender woman, a lesbian woman, or a woman whose sexual orientation and gender identity were unspecified. In Study 1 (N=428), participants reported believing that sexual harassment targeting lesbians and women with unspecified identities was most likely motivated by attraction and power, whereas sexual harassment targeting transgender women was seen as most likely motivated by power and prejudice. Despite these differences in perceived motivation, in Study 2 (N=421) perceptions of appropriate consequences for the perpetrator did not vary based on the target's identity. Study 3 (N=473) demonstrated that the specific behavior of which sexual harassment is assumed to consist differs based on the target's identity. Whereas women with unspecified identities and lesbians were assumed to face stereotypical attraction-based harassment, transgender women were assumed to face gender harassment. Stereotypes about sexual harassment can bias thirdparty assumptions, invalidating experiences that do not match pervasive stereotypes.

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Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: How Do People Perceive Sexual Harassment Targeting Transgender Women Lesbians and Straight Cisgender Women?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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How do people perceive sexual harassment targeting transgender women, lesbians, and straight cisgender women?

Mezzapelle¹,

Reiman²

2022

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

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“…Findings are of course limited by reliance on self-report responses to hypothetical scenarios. Although hypothetical scenarios are frequently employed to investigate sexual harassment (e.g., Brassel, Settles, & Buchanan, 2019; Carlucci & Golom, 2016), future research should consider actual responses to disclosure of sexual harassment and the level or form of support provided. In the present study, we did not assess women’s personal experience of sexual harassment.…”

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Dark Triad Traits and Perceptions of Sexual Harassment

Brewer

Lyons

Perry

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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Those high on Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, primary and secondary psychopathy) are more likely to engage in sexual harassment and less likely to empathize with others. Few studies have, however, considered the impact of Dark Triad traits on perceptions of sexually aggressive behavior performed by others. The present study investigated the relationship between Dark Triad traits and perceptions of sexual harassment. Heterosexual women ( N = 142) aged 18 to 50 years ( M = 20.86, SD = 5.62) completed the NPI-16 (Narcissistic Personality Inventory), Mach IV, Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, and Sexual Harassment Attitudes Questionnaire. Standard multiple regressions were conducted to investigate the extent to which Dark Triad traits predicted victim and perpetrator blame and attitudes toward victim responses to sexual harassment. Primary psychopathy was the only significant individual predictor such that women with higher levels of the trait were more likely to blame the victim and less likely to blame the perpetrator. In addition, primary psychopathy was related to higher endorsement of victim compliance, and lower likelihood of supporting confrontation of the perpetrator.

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Sexual Harassment at Work and E-government: An Assessment of the Thirteen Pacific Island Countries

Naidu

Pandaram

Chand

et al. 2021

Sexuality & Culture

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This study investigated how effectively the national governments of the thirteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are using the e-government website to create awareness on national-level policies on sexual harassment in the workplace. A total of 85 e-government websites from thirteen PICs were assessed by using the content analysis methodology. The findings from this study confirmed that large-small island countries, such as Fiji, Cook Islands, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands are effectively using the e-government website to provide information and create awareness on national policies against sexual harassment in the workplace as compared to the small PICs. Large PICs have the infrastructure and resources to effectively use information computer technology to provide awareness on national-level policies that protect workers against sexual harassment policies in the workplace. This study's findings will be important for the policymakers, human rights and gender activists, employees, and employers.

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Lay (Mis)Perceptions of Sexual Harassment toward Transgender, Lesbian, and Gay Employees

Cited by 26 publications

References 69 publications

How do people perceive sexual harassment targeting transgender women, lesbians, and straight cisgender women?

How do people perceive sexual harassment targeting transgender women, lesbians, and straight cisgender women?

Dark Triad Traits and Perceptions of Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment at Work and E-government: An Assessment of the Thirteen Pacific Island Countries

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