The biopsychosocial experience of sexual harassment: the concomitant effects of being harassed and response choice

Knapp, Deborah Erdos; Hogue, Mary; Polites, Greta L.

doi:10.1080/13552600.2022.2052769

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“…The integrated biopsychosocial (BPS) framework can explain how sexual harassment, in general, can lead to negative well-being ( Knapp et al, 2023 ) and could explain possible ways CSH may lead to similar outcomes. Experiences of harassment can be negatively appraised as interpersonal stressors (e.g., Reddy & Murdoch, 2016 ) or threats ( Lazarus & Folkman, 1984 ).…”

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“…Individuals will respond to the stress with different types of coping strategies (e.g., Folkman, 2011 ), including avoidance and/or denial of the event (e.g., Bergman et al, 2002 ). Over time, these strategies could impact feelings of self-esteem, optimism, and personal control ( Knapp et al, 2023 ). Individuals may feel worthless, rejected, negative, and less autonomous ( Duncan et al, 2019 ) and be more likely to experience negative states of well-being, including anxiety, depression, and trauma ( Knapp et al, 2023 ).…”

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“…Over time, these strategies could impact feelings of self-esteem, optimism, and personal control ( Knapp et al, 2023 ). Individuals may feel worthless, rejected, negative, and less autonomous ( Duncan et al, 2019 ) and be more likely to experience negative states of well-being, including anxiety, depression, and trauma ( Knapp et al, 2023 ). When harassment is online, CSH may be felt more pervasively than ISH due to the permanence and speed at which online material is shared; threatening messages can be instantaneously communicated through online means and sent to an unlimited number of people unexpectedly and often anonymously (Durán & Rodriguez-Dominguez, 2023).…”

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Investigating the Psychological Impact of Cyber-Sexual Harassment

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et al. 2024

J Interpers Violence

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The impact of cyber sexual harassment (CSH) on adult women and the factors influencing this impact are largely under-researched. Communication technologies provide novel means for people to threaten, communicate, and harass others. Victims of in-person sexual harassment (ISH) can experience negative symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, and negative body image. The current study explored the psychological impact of CSH in adult women to determine whether CSH predicts psychological difficulties. Adult female participants ( N = 136) took part in an online, cross-sectional study; 44% of participants had experienced CSH and this was associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, trauma, and body image dissatisfaction. Younger victims, those who had been in a relationship for a shorter amount of time, those who had previously experienced of ISH, and those who had a higher number of social media followers were more likely to have experienced CSH. When controlling for demographic variables, CSH predicted anxiety, depression, trauma, and body image dissatisfaction; however, experience of ISH impacted upon body-image dissatisfaction over and above CSH. There is a need to routinely ask individuals accessing mental health services whether online interactions cause harm. Future research should examine these phenomena in more ethnically diverse samples.

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confidence: 99%