@article{ref1,
title="Is that really sexual harassment? The effect of a victim's sexual orientation on how people view a sexual harassment claim",
journal="Journal of homosexuality",
year="2024",
author="Kulibert, Danica and Reidt, India and O'Brien, Laurie",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In three experiments and a meta-analysis, the present research examined how the sexual orientation of a victim affected the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment claims. Working from prototype theory, the researchers hypothesized that because lesbian women deviate from the prototype of a sexual harassment victim, people would be less likely to perceive sexual harassment claims as legitimate when the victim was a lesbian woman as compared to a heterosexual woman. Although Experiment 1 yielded results congruent with the hypothesis, Experiment 2 and Experiment 3 did not. A meta-analysis conducted to assess effects of sexual orientation across all studies was not significant (g = -.06, z = -1.20, p = .23). The impact of victim prototypicality on perceptions of sexual harassment claims is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-8369",
doi="10.1080/00918369.2024.2302428",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2024.2302428"
}