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The effects of sex and outcome expectancies on perceptions of sexual harassment

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Swansea University Authors: Shonagh White, Andrew Thomas Orcid Logo, Jason Davies Orcid Logo

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Using an outcome expectancy framework, this research sought to understand sex differences in the underlying beliefs that influence harassment perception. One hundred and ninety-six participants (52% women) read a series of vignettes depicting common examples of digital male-on-female sexual harassme...

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