Racial/ethnic harassment and discrimination, its antecedents, and its effect on job-related outcomes

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-78

  Bergman, Mindy E ^a   Palmieri, Patrick A ^b   Drasgow, Fritz ^c   Ormerod, Alayne J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnicity; Harassment; Prejudice; Psychological climate; Race

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPECTATION; FITNESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SECURITY; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL STRESS; OFFENDER; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE; FEMALE; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84863732019     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026430     Document Type: Article

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