Predictors of tolerance of sexual harassment among male U.S. Army soldiers

Tolerance of sexual harassment in the Army was examined in relation to three variables indicative of negative attitudes toward women among 1,060 male soldiers. The first was a personality variable, negative masculinity, associated with narcissistic and aggressive characteristics; the second was a variable measuring hostility toward women; the third was a measure of acceptance of women as men's equals in the Army. In a MANOVA analysis, all three variables were significant predictors of tolerance of sexual harassment in the Army. Hostility toward women was the strongest predictor, followed by negative masculinity, and acceptance of women, which was negatively correlated with the other variables. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Author: 
Rosen,Leora N.
Martin,Lee
Notes: 
LA- English AN- 1999-10668-005
Reprint Status: 
IN FILE
Start Page: 
491
End Page: 
504
Journal/Periodical Name: 
Violence Against Women
Volume: 
4
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 
The tolerance of sexual harassment in the Army was examined in relation to three variables thought to be indicative of negative attitudes toward women. The first was a personality variable; that is, negative masculinity associated with aggressive characteristics. The second measured hostility toward women and the third measured the acceptance of women as men's equals in the Army. All three variables predicted tolerance of sexual harassment in the Army. Hostility toward women was the strongest predictor, followed by negative masculinity and acceptance of women.
Topic Areas: 
Harassment; military; risk
Reference Type: 
JOUR
Reference ID: 
324
Publication Date: 
1998