The Impact of Sexual Harassment on the Likelihood of Reenlisting in the U.S. Military, 2002

Abstract

Using data from the "Armed Forces 2002 Sexual Harassment Survey," this paper analyzes the extent to which type of harassment and labeling an incident as harassment has on respondents stated likelihood of reenlisting. Results indicate that sexual harassment has an important impact on climate and reenlistment intentions. Environmental harassment has a negative impact on the reenlistment intentions of both men and women, although the impact is stronger for women. Individualized harassment was not found to be related to reenlistment for women but was a significant predictor for male reenlistment. It seems clear that eradicating sexual harassment is an important component to keeping service members on active duty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
AD1044640

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  • Juanita M. Firestone
  • Richard J. Harris

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  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Active Duty
  • Coast Guard
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  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Personnel
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Social Psychology
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  • Sociology

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