Citation

Drabek M. Med. Pr. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Panstwowy Zaklad Wydawnictw Lekarskich)

DOI

10.13075/mp.5893.00979

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Polish research on gender-based sexual harassment at the workplace is relatively rare. The presented work aimed at developing a reliable tool to measure this phenomenon.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The analyses of the psychometric properties of the Questionnaire of Exposure to Workplace Sex-Based Harassment were carried out on the basis of questionnaire data from employees of different occupational groups (N = 333).

RESULTS: On the basis of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, 5 questionnaire scales were distinguished (5 types of behavior indicating sexual harassment): Sexual coercion, Unwanted sexual interest, Gender membership harassment, Harassment for deviating from gender role and Offensive comments on the employee or his/her private life. Cronbach's α indicator of internal consistency for the whole questionnaire equaled 0.93; and for particular scales it ranged 0.85-0.90.

CONCLUSIONS: The results of the performed analysis show that the Questionnaire of Exposure to Workplace Sex-Based Harassment has satisfactory psychometric characteristic. Med Pr. 2020;71(6).

Language: pl

Keywords

questionnaire; gender-based violence; occupational violence; sexual coercion; sexual harassment; unwanted sexual attention