The Peer Sexual Harassment scale is a 11-item measure of sexual harassment among adolescent populations. It measures two constructs of sexual harassment: Visual/verbal sexual harassment and Sexual harassment with physical contact.
Geographies Tested: Italy,Spain
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents
1. Made sexual comments, jokes, movements, or looks at you.
2. Brushed up against you in a sexual way on purpose.
3. Spread sexual rumours about you.
4. Called you “fag,” “dyke,” “lezzie,” or “queer".
5. Flashed or “mooned” you.
6. Blocked someone’s way or cornered them in a sexual way.
7. Forced someone to do something sexual other than kissing.
8. Forced someone to kiss you.
9. Touched, grabbed, or pinched in a sexual way.
10. Showed, gave, or left someone sexual pictures, photographs, messages, or notes.
11. Wrote sexual messages or graffiti (e.g., on bathroom walls, in locker rooms, in a note or book) about someone.
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5 point scale ranging from 0 (Never) to 4 (Daily)
Scores were summed.
Ortega, R., Sánchez, V., Ortega-Rivera, J., Nocentini, A., & Menesini, E. (2010). Peer sexual harassment in adolescent girls: A cross-national study (Spain-Italy). International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 10(2), 245-264.
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