Graduation Term

Summer 2025

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Department of Psychology

Committee Chair

Kimberly T. Schneider

Committee Member

Matthew Hesson Mc-Innis

Abstract

This study investigates male sexual harassment in the workforce and its impact on key occupational outcomes, including job satisfaction, job stress, and withdrawal behaviors as well as perpetrator sex. Using archival data from a stratified random sample of 209 male faculty and staff members at a large Midwestern university, the study explores differences in how verbal and physical sexual harassment relate to these workplace variables. Findings revealed that male employees reported more instances of verbal sexual harassment than physical. Verbal sexual harassment was significantly associated with decreased job satisfaction and increased withdrawal behaviors, whereas physical sexual harassment showed no significant relation with these outcomes. Additionally, none of the harassment types were significantly related to job stress. A significant difference was found in the frequency of overall sexual harassment based on the perpetrator’s sex. These findings contribute to the limited research on male-targeted sexual harassment and highlight the importance of considering harassment type and perpetrator sex in understanding its workplace consequences.

Access Type

Thesis-Open Access

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD.1763755358.998036

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