Patterns of Sexual Harassment: An Intersectional Approach to Reported Victimization in a Campus Climate Survey of Students at Irish Higher Education Institutions

This study explores how identifying with multiple minority groups relates to sexual harassment victimization (SHV) among students in higher education institutions in Ireland (n = 6,002). Results show that gender nonconforming and female students were more likely than males to experience SHV. Bisexua...

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Published in:Violence against women 2024-01, Vol.30 (1), p.323-344
Main Authors: Dawson, Kate, Burke, Lorraine, Flack, Jr, William F., O’Higgins, Siobhán, McIvor, Charlotte, MacNeela, Pádraig
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bisexuality
Cognition
College students
Crime Victims - psychology
Disability
Ethnic groups
Experience
Female
Gender
Gender nonconforming
Heterosexuality
Higher education
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Female - psychology
Humans
Institutional aspects
Intersectionality
Lesbianism
Male
Minority groups
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual Harassment
Sexual orientation
Sexual violence
Students - psychology
Victimization
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Summary:This study explores how identifying with multiple minority groups relates to sexual harassment victimization (SHV) among students in higher education institutions in Ireland (n = 6,002). Results show that gender nonconforming and female students were more likely than males to experience SHV. Bisexual or queer and gay or lesbian students were more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience SHV. Students with a physical or cognitive disability were more likely to experience SHV than those who reported no disability, and white students were more likely than minority ethnic groups to experience SHV. When controlling for sexual orientation, gender, and disability status, students who identified as both gay and lesbian and reported a cognitive disability were 8.5 times more likely to experience SHV. Victims of SHV reported having lower scores on perceived institutional support items than those who had not experienced SHV.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012231203619