Gender Differences in Sexual Harassment and Coercion in College Students: Developmental, Individual, and Situational Determinants

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1222-1239

  Ménard, Kim S ^a   Hall, Gordon C Nagayama ^b   Phung, Amber H ^c   Ghebrial, Marian F Erian ^c   Martin, Lynette ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gender differences; Sexual coercion; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COERCION; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 18144442041     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503256654     Document Type: Article

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