Sexual harassment in campus: awareness, risk factor, and effect among students in higher learning institutions

Rapidah, O.A.S.; Shafini, S.N.; Khalid, Mona Aeysha; Masliza, M.Z.; Nurulnadwan, A

doi:10.4314/jfas.v9i5s.75

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“…When sexual harassment happens between peers, the perpetrator is often perceived to have greater personal power, and there was a repeated history of harassment. Most survivors of sexual harassment in schools had had multiple such experiences (Rapidah et al 2017). The perceived causes of the repeated experience of sexual harassment are keeping silent and not reporting the offenders, the use of alcohol and drugs, the portrayal of women as sex objects in the media, inadequate security on campus, and indecent dressing (Onasoga et al 2019).…”

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Stifled Screams: Experiences of Survivors of Sexual Harassment in First-Generation Universities in Southwestern Nigeria

Mapayi,

Oloniniyi,

Oginni

et al. 2023

Social Sciences

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The aim of this study was to explore the lived experience of survivors of sexual harassment, as well as reportage factors and outcomes, psychosocial sequelae, and how survivors coped in first-generation higher-education institutions in Southwestern Nigeria. A qualitative exploration of the experience of 12 (11 females and 1 male) participants using in-depth interviews was conducted. The findings were grouped into four broad themes, namely: (i) experience of sexual harassment, (ii) reporting patterns, (iii) coping strategies, and (iv) the physical and emotional impact of sexual harassment. Most survivors had experienced sexual harassment multiple times and same-sex harassment occurs in higher-education institutions. Survivors did not report to university authorities because of the perception that the support from the environment was poor. Many shared information with their support networks or visited a psychologist for mental health care. Others used maladaptive coping mechanisms such as increased alcohol consumption. Mental health symptoms ranged from mild to severe. Institutes of higher education need to take decisive actions to improve the environment and to promote the prompt reporting of sexual harassment by survivors; they must also provide access to support to prevent the development of mental health problems, which are a common post-event occurrence, as identified in the present study.

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Stifled Screams: Experiences of Survivors of Sexual Harassment in First-Generation Universities in Southwestern Nigeria

Mapayi,

Oloniniyi,

Oginni

et al. 2023

Social Sciences

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“…Sexual harassment is also present on campus and colleges at universities. Sexual harassment in universities is present in the form of physical or psychological violence, sexual aggression, coercion to maintain sexual relationships, unwanted sexual attention and bribes or threats to maintain romantic relationships, among others and can be perpetrated by men such as students, professors and other staff members [26,27]. Many students who have been sexually harassed perceive permissive environments and a lack of support by the institution [28].…”

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“…Suffering sexual harassment at university affects victims' productivity and educational performance because rejecting some teacher's proposals implies retaliation in qualifications [31]. On the psychological level, embarrassment has been also found in victims of sexual harassment [27].…”

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Health and Well-Being Consequences for Gender Violence Survivors from Isolating Gender Violence

Aubert

García

2021

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Recent scientific literature has published about the Isolating Gender Violence (IGV), the violence exerted by harassers against those who support their victims. IGV provokes suffering to advocates with health and well-being consequences that have been analyzed by more recent research; but IGV provokes also suffering on the victims of gender violence when they see the suffering of those who have supported them and also for their isolation. Thus, the aim of the present study is to explore the health and well-being consequences of IGV on gender violence survivors. The methodology includes three narratives of gender violence survivors whose advocates supporting them were victimized by IGV. The results show, on the one hand, an increase of the health and well-being effects of gender violence already analyzed by scientific literature; on the other hand, new health and well-being effects appear. All survivors interviewed say that, besides those new consequences for their health, the support of those advocates has decreased the global health effects of the total gender violence they suffered.

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Perception and experiences of sexual harassment among female students in colleges of education: a descriptive cross-sectional study, Ghana

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Sexual harassment in campus: awareness, risk factor, and effect among students in higher learning institutions

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Stifled Screams: Experiences of Survivors of Sexual Harassment in First-Generation Universities in Southwestern Nigeria

Stifled Screams: Experiences of Survivors of Sexual Harassment in First-Generation Universities in Southwestern Nigeria

Health and Well-Being Consequences for Gender Violence Survivors from Isolating Gender Violence

Perception and experiences of sexual harassment among female students in colleges of education: a descriptive cross-sectional study, Ghana

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