Sexual harassment and appearance-based peer victimization: Unique associations with emotional adjustment by gender and age

ConclusionSexual harassment was commonly reported, but rather weakly and intermittently associated with emotional health, after controlling for appearance-related peer victimization. Future research should examine when and why youth seem fairly resilient to negative emotional effects that could follow sexual harassment. It is possible that messages about the cause of sexual harassment are being heard and this aids youth to avoid self-blame and emotional maladjustment.
Source: Journal of Adolescence - Category: Child Development Source Type: research