Sexual Harassment, Psychological Distress, and Problematic Drinking Behavior Among College Students: An Examination of Reciprocal Causal Relations

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• Personal Author:
  Colaneri AS ; Rospenda KM ; Wolff JM
• Description:
  Sexual harassment on college campuses is a frequent occurrence and serious public health concern. Victims of sexual harassment are at risk for many possible negative health consequences. In addition, certain psychological distress symptoms and/or alcohol use may put individuals at increased risk of being victims of sexual harassment. Data from more than 2,000 college students in the Midwestern United States were used to examine reciprocal causal effects of the relations between (a) experiencing sexual harassment and alcohol use and (b) experiencing sexual harassment and psychological distress symptoms, specifically depression and anger/hostility. Analyses were conducted separately for sexual harassment which occurs at school and which occurs in college students' workplaces, and also separately for men and women. Results of cross-lagged panel models showed that there were reciprocal causal effects between sexual harassment and alcohol problems, depression, and anger. Discussion focuses on the overall patterns of results as well as the nuances within these findings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Alcoholic Beverages Behavior Education Men Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Stress, Psychological Women

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• Keywords:
  Alcohol Alcoholic Beverages Behavioral Disorders Behavior Patterns Health Effects Humans Mental Processes Mental Stress Psychological Effects Psychological Reactions Psychological Stress Risk Factors Sex Factors

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• ISSN:
  0022-4499
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Illinois ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  362-373
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051989
• Citation:
  J Sex Res 2017 Mar-Apr; 54(3):362-373
• Contact Point Address:
  KathleenM. Rospenda, Department of Psychiatry (MC 912), University of Illinois at Chicago, SPHPI 481, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  krospenda@psych.uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Sex Research
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1da3224bf86680d0bba058cef771526c280fc785ff19670af84b2e700b8be2f210f25f2618187511deeee40e9dac8de7bc3cda4d1251f2c986e58c9a378e100a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211627/cdc_211627_DS1.pdf
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