TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Adolescent's perceptions of sexual relationships between students and teachers
JO  - Journal of child sexual abuse
A1  - Hernandez, Frank
A1  - McPhetres, Jonathon
A1  - Hughes, Jamie
SP  - 67
EP  - 83
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
N2  - Very little is known about how people perceive and respond to sexual relationships between students and teachers, and even less is known about how adolescents view these relationships. In this study, a large sample of high school students (N = 1203; Mean age: 16.83) responded to four scenarios describing a sexual relationship between a student and teacher. We manipulated student and teacher age, and the power differential between the student and teacher and we measured perceptions of wrongness and likelihood of reporting the situation. The data indicated that in situations of older students (18 vs. 14 or 16) and younger teachers (21 vs 30 or 40), they are less likely to be perceived as wrong and less likely to be reported. Likewise, situations were judged as more wrong when the power differential between students and teachers was greater. Further, there were strong gender differences, such that females (vs. males) consistently viewed the situations as more wrong and were more likely to report. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1053-8712
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2018.1505795
ID  - ref1
ER  -