An Examination of Sexual Harassment Complaints in the Air Force for FY 1987

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine 163 filed complaints of sexual harassment in the Air Force for FY 1987. Variables investigated included characteristics of the complaint/victim, the alleged offender, and the complaint situations, as well as information about the confirmation process and the outcome of the complaint. Descriptive statistics showed that the characteristics of sexual harassment in this particular sample are rather similar to harassment in civilian organizations. It was also found that the hostile environment type of sexual harassment was more prevalent than the economic injury type. The implications of these results for sexual harassment training are discussed. Keywords: Equal opportunity; Sexual harassment; Hostile environment; Economic injury; Gender; Race; Training; Personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA207094

Entities

People

  • Paula M. Popovich

Organizations

  • Ohio University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Gender Discrimination
  • Law
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.