Factors Affecting Credibility in a Simulated Sexual Harassment Hearing

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ID12437654
AuthorsMargaret Gibbs (Fairleigh Dickinson University, corresponding author), Janet Sigal (Fairleigh Dickinson University), CYNTHIA RUBIN FRIEDMAN (Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital), CYNTHIA OROSY-FILDES (Jersey Shore Medical Center)
Year1995
Volume1
Issue4
Pages366-379
Publication date1995-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801295001004005
PMID12295678
OpenAlexW2128295042
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

Two hundred forty male and female undergraduates participated in two studies investigating judgments in a simulated sexual harassment hearing. A transcript presented a female student's allegations of sexual harassment against a male professor. The first experiment varied the status of the accused professor (national prominence vs. moderate status) and his style of defense (aggressive vs. nonaggressive). The second study varied the emotionality of both the victim and the accused and the time between the occurrence and the reporting of the alleged harassment incident (1 month vs. 6 months). Findings included negative effects on the student's credibility ratings when the professor attacked aggressively and more severe punishment of the defendant when the victim was emotional. It was concluded that process variables may be important in the perception of sexual harassment

Audiology · Credibility · Forensic engineering · Harassment · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Suicide prevention · Engineering · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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