Race as a Moderator in a Model of Sexual Harassment: An Empirical Test

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-145

  Bergman, Mindy E ^a   Drasgow, Fritz ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MINORITY GROUP; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; WORKPLACE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038262834     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.8.2.131     Document Type: Article

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