The more you see it, the more you know it: Memory accessibility and sexual harassment judgments Article

Wiener, RL, Voss, AM, Winter, RJ et al. (2005). The more you see it, the more you know it: Memory accessibility and sexual harassment judgments . SEX ROLES, 53(11-12), 807-820. 10.1007/s11199-005-8294-2

cited authors

  • Wiener, RL; Voss, AM; Winter, RJ; Arnot, L

authors

abstract

  • The influence of the availability of personally known and media known sexual harassment victims and harassers on perceptions of social sexual workplace conduct was examined. Male and female full-time workers evaluated two videotapes that depict sexual harassment in the workplace. Results indicated that perceived likelihood of harassment and discrimination increased as participants recalled more examples of harassment victims whom they personally knew. In some instances, recall of victims in the media had a similar influence. As predicted, the influence of availability was stronger for men than for women. Similar findings resulted from the analyses of the unwelcomeness, severity, and pervasiveness of the conduct; however, legal standard, gender, or case often moderated this relationship. The implications of these findings are discussed. © 2005 Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.

publication date

  • December 1, 2005

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start page

  • 807

end page

  • 820

volume

  • 53

issue

  • 11-12