Seeking Social Support for Sexual Harassment is a 2-item measure of respondents' cognitive appraisal of seeking social supportive after experiencing sexual harassment.
Geographies Tested: United States of America
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adults
1. If someone sexually harassed me, I would probably talk to someone about how I am feeling.
2. If someone sexually harassed me, I would probably talk to someone else who could do something specific about the problem.
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6-point Likert scale
Strongly disagree - 1
Strongly agree - 6
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Leaper, C., & Arias, D. M. (2011). College women's feminist identity: A multidimensional analysis with implications for coping with sexism. Sex Roles, 64(7-8), 475-490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-011-9936-1
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