Citation

Yoon E, Stiller Funk R, Kropf NP. Affilia 2010; 25(1): 8-18.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886109909354979

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between sexual victimization and psychological outcomes in two samples of a total of 410 college women in two southern states, as well as racial differences in the prevalence of and responses to sexual harassment experiences. It found an alarmingly high rate of sexual victimization among both the Black and the White students. Internalized shame was a useful construct for understanding the relationship between sexual harassment and potential psychological correlates. The findings shed light on the ways in which college women’s academic success and psychological well-being can be undermined by sexual harassment.