Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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2023
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Women, Sexual Harassment, and Coping Strategies: A Descriptive Analysis
رفاه اجتماعی
Social Welfare
پژوهشي
Original Research Articles
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><strong>Objectives</strong>: Sexual harassment is one of the most common workplace issues that female employees may experience. The issue is especially severe for women working in a healthcare setting due to factors, such as unequal hierarchical power, night shifts, and a significant volume of visitors, etc. This study sought to characterize and categorize responses to and causes of acute sexual harassment.<br>
<strong>Methods</strong>: Thirty-nine hospital employees who had experienced sexual harassment were selected for in-depth interviews as part of a qualitative study designed to collect data. <br>
<strong>Results</strong>: The responses were categorized chronologically as pre-, during-, and post-harassment. Preventive strategies were the most notable pre-harassment responses, whereas, during harassment, diffusion, denial, avoidance, and behavioral changes were the most significant responses. Nonetheless, since diffusion, avoidance, non-disclosure, and non-reporting could result in the persistence of the harassment, the post-harassment strategies shed light on the factors that determined the victims' failure to disclose sexual harassment.<br>
<strong>Discussion</strong>: Although women experience sexual harassment in healthcare settings, they typically refrain from reporting it and respond passively to such situations. Formal and informal organizational support for the harassed women can empower them to resist harassers and report their conduct in hospital settings. </span></span></span></div>
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Coping strategies, Iran, Sexual harassment, Women
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1797-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Zahra
Mirhosseini
z.mirhosseini@alzahra.ac.ir
1800319475328460031841
1800319475328460031841
No
Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Parisa
Pakdel
Pakderl.parisa@gmail.com
1800319475328460031842
1800319475328460031842
No
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Marzieh
Ebrahimi
ma.ebrahimi@sbu.ac.ir
1800319475328460031843
1800319475328460031843
Yes
Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.