Citation

Klein LB, Stoner MCD, Bhushan NL, Mulholland GE, Fisher BS, Kupper LL, Alam IZ, Martin SL. Fem. Criminol. 2022; 17(3): 322-342.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/15570851211062572

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Attention to sexual misconduct has focused on acquaintance rape, leaving a need for research on less highly recognizable forms of harm. We estimated institution of higher education (IHE)-specific prevalence of yellow zone sexual harassment (SH) among students at 27 IHEs. We then examined SH and perceived risk of sexual assault/misconduct, knowledge regarding policies/resources, and perceptions of sexual misconduct response. Between 37.1% and 55.7% of students experienced SH. Harassed students were much more likely than non-harassed students to feel at risk for sexual misconduct and to have negative views of sexual misconduct response. Implications for research, policy, and prevention/response are discussed.

Language: en