Sexual harassment and posttraumatic stress disorder: Damages beyond prior abuse

MS Stockdale, TK Logan, R Weston - Law and Human Behavior, 2009 - Springer
Law and Human Behavior, 2009Springer
This study examined the extent to which harassment experiences correlate with
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and whether diagnosable PTSD on the
basis of sexual harassment occurs after accounting for prior PTSD, prior sexual abuse, and
prior psychological dysfunction. The sample consisted of a two-wave panel of 445 women
who had received a domestic violence protective order from a Kentucky court. Hierarchical
linear and logistic analyses confirmed that sexual harassment experiences were …
Abstract
This study examined the extent to which harassment experiences correlate with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and whether diagnosable PTSD on the basis of sexual harassment occurs after accounting for prior PTSD, prior sexual abuse, and prior psychological dysfunction. The sample consisted of a two-wave panel of 445 women who had received a domestic violence protective order from a Kentucky court. Hierarchical linear and logistic analyses confirmed that sexual harassment experiences were significantly correlated with PTSD symptoms after controlling for an extensive set of trauma variables measured in both the baseline and follow up interviews. Our findings lend further evidence that claims of PTSD from sexual harassment may be credible even if claimants have been victims of other forms of trauma.
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