Sexual Harassment of Military Personnel: An Examination of Power Differentials

Abstract

To examine the influence of power differentials with regard to sexual harassment victims, data from a survey of military personnel were analyzed to see if patterns of sexual harassment differed among racial/ethnic groups. Four independent variables (victim's officer/enlisted classification, gender pioneer status, and marital status and harasser's race) were included in the analysis to determine patterns of interaction among the racial/ethnic groupings which might affect the degree of sexual harassment. Although a number of the interactions of these variables were significant, the main effect of race/ethnic group on sexual harassment events was not supported. The results are discussed relative to a power/status model of individual attitudes and behaviors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
AD1059847

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Niebuhr
  • Wiley R. Boyles

Organizations

  • Auburn University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Information Science
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Americans
  • Officer Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Surveys
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.