Organizational Intolerance to Sexual Harassment in Sexualized Work Environments: Its Effect on Workers’ Emotions and Intentions to Display Active Responses
(2024) Basic and Applied Social Psychology — Vol. 46, n° 6, p. 399-410 (2024)
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- Previous research has shown that work environments that are sexualized harm employees’ wellbeing, attitudes, and behaviors. The paper examines employees’ affective reactions and behavioral intentions in such environments depending on the strictness of anti-harassment policies. Across two studies, we hypothesize that strict policies will lead to less hostile emotions and fewer intentions to actively react (considerate voice, whistleblowing, aggressive voice, and intention to quit) compared to loose policies. The second study also investigates whether these effects stem from the perception that sexualized work environments are not viewed as instances of sexual harassment. We discuss the implications for how managers should design anti-harassment policies in organizations.
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Demoulin, S., & Stinglhamber, F. (2024). Organizational Intolerance to Sexual Harassment in Sexualized Work Environments: Its Effect on Workers’ Emotions and Intentions to Display Active Responses. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 46(6), 399-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2024.2403973 (Original work published 2024)