Sexual harassment and generalized workplace abuse among university employees: Prevalence and mental health correlates

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 358-363

  Richman, Judith A ^a   Rospenda, Kathleen M ^a   Nawyn, Stephanie J ^a   Flaherty, Joseph A ^a   Fendrich, Michael ^a   Drum, Melinda L ^a   Johnson, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0032979310     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.3.358     Document Type: Article

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