Sexual harassment of Chinese college students |
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| Authors: | Catherine So-kum Tang Ph.D. Michelle S. M. Yik M. Phil. Fanny M. C. Cheung Ph.D. Po-king Choi Ph.D. Kit-chun Au M.A. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Psychology Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin New Territories, Hong Kong;(2) Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Canada;(3) Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong;(4) Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Sexual harassment of Chinese college students with a focus on their awareness, experiences, responses, and expectations of institutional intervention to the problem was examined. 358 male and 491 female Chinese college students in Hong Kong participated. There were no gender differences in students' awareness of the phenomenon. Students' own experiences were less frequent than what they had heard about sexual harassment. Peer harassment occurred twice as frequently as faculty harassment. Compared to men, twice as many women said they had been sexually harassed. About one in four women students experienced various forms of sexual harassment and 1% were coerced into sexual activities during their college years by either teachers or peers. Students typically avoided and ignored the harassers and felt that the university should take up active roles in combating the problem. Comparisons with U.S. studies suggested that Chinese college students had a lower awareness and experience level in sexual harassment than U.S. students. |
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| Keywords: | sexual harassment Chinese college students prevalence awareness |
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