TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Is that a “No”? The Interpretation of Responses to Unwanted Sexual Attention
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Yagil, Dana
A1  - Karnieli-Miller, Orit
A1  - Eisikovits, Zvi
A1  - Enosh, Guy
SP  - 251
EP  - 260
VL  - 54
IS  - 3-4
N2  - In this study, we used an interactive perspective to address the issue of responses to sexual harassment. We examined the effect of the consistency across time, consistency across types of advances, and assertiveness of a rejecting response on its perceived effectiveness. Participants were presented with scenarios that described responses to unwanted sexual attention and were required to rate the effectiveness of the responses for their clarity, content, and estimated effect on the future behavior of the perpetrator. The results show significant effects of consistency across time, consistency across types of advances, and assertiveness on perceived effectiveness of the response. As expected, an assertive response that was consistent across time and types of advances was perceived to be the most effective. This effect was found to be stronger for women than for men.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-006-9342-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -