Open AccessThe prevalence and nature of sexual harassment in the workplace: A model for early identification and effective management thereof
Author(s) -
Anisha Ramsaroop,
Sanjana Brijball Parumasur
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
sa journal of industrial psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-0763
pISSN - 0258-5200
DOI - 10.4102/sajip.v33i2.374
Subject(s) - harassment , psychology , simple random sample , identification (biology) , applied psychology , sample (material) , personality , clinical psychology , descriptive statistics , systematic sampling , social psychology , statistics , demography , sociology , population , mathematics , chemistry , botany , chromatography , biology
This study investigates the prevalence and nature of sexual harassment and, assesses the impact of supervisory relations, levels of interaction, appearance and personality and types of behaviour. The study was undertaken at a tertiary institution using a sample of 74 employees, drawn by means of simple random sampling. Data was collected using a self-developed questionnaire, which was statistically tested and, analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that the sub-dimensions of the study impact significantly on sexual harassment. Based on the findings, a model for early identification and effective management of sexual harassment in the workplace was generated