Angry and Afraid: Women's Appraisal of Sexual Harassment during Litigation

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Caroline Vaile; Fitzgerald, Louise F.
Titel	Angry and Afraid: Women's Appraisal of Sexual Harassment during Litigation
Quelle	In: Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31 (2007) 1, S.73-84 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-6843
DOI	10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00332.x
Schlagwörter	Court Litigation; Multivariate Analysis; Gender Issues; Sexual Harassment; Females; Social Attitudes; Psychological Patterns; Anxiety; Fear + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechtsstreit; Multivariate Analyse; Geschlechterfrage; Sexuelle Belästigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Angst; Furcht
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine primary appraisal of sexual harassment, that is, a victim's cognitive evaluation of the harassment and the factors that influence this appraisal. The perspectives of 72 female plaintiffs were investigated by measuring their primary appraisal of the event, examining the structure of this appraisal, and assessing the influence of stimulus and individual factors on appraisal. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct emotion clusters: demoralization, anxious arousal, fear, and self-blame. Significant correlations suggest that these four appraisal clusters are differentially related to certain stimulus (e.g., intensity) and individual (e.g., self-esteem, previous victimization, feminist attitudes, and attributions) factors. Theoretical and practical implications for the role of primary appraisal are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10