Characteristics of sexual harassment across locations among U.S. undergraduate students

OBJECTIVE: This study examined how the characteristics of specific instances of sexual harassment differed across four common college locations, building on previous research by using a larger and more diverse sample. PARTICIPANTS: 1,164 undergraduate students, who were predominantly straight (58%), White (48%), cisgender (85%), and women (50%) from 408 U.S. higher education institutions. METHODS: Participants provided contextual information about common sexually-harassing experiences from the last seven days in an online survey. RESULTS: = 2,225 most upsetting incidents) indicated that similar students were harassed across locations, but experienced harassment from different people and in different ways. CONCLUSIONS: Findings can support schools and local, state, and federal governments in collaborative efforts to develop more comprehensive sexual harassment interventions tailored for specific contexts.