Table 2 Assessment of workplace sexual harassment (N = 155)
From: Workplace sexual harassment toward male nurses in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey
Categories of Sexual Harassment | Responses (%) | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Once or twice | Sometimes | Often | Many times | |||
Total | 34.8 | 65.2 | 3.2 ± 5.5 | |||||
Sexist Behavior | 1.6 ± 2.0 | |||||||
1 | Referred to people of your gender in insulting or offensive terms? | 83.2 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | – | |
2 | Treated you “differently” because of your gender (for example, mistreated, slighted, or ignored you)? | 42.6 | 57.4 | 21.3 | 29.7 | 6.5 | – | |
3 | Made offensive sexist remarks (for example, suggesting that people of your gender are not suited for the kind of work you do)? | 92.9 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | – | |
4 | Put you down or was condescending to you because of your gender? | 84.5 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | – | |
Crude/Offensive Behavior | 1.0 ± 1.8 | |||||||
5 | Repeatedly told sexual stories or jokes that were offensive to you? | 68.4 | 31.6 | 18.7 | 10.3 | 2.6 | – | |
6 | Made unwelcome attempts to draw you into a discussion of sexual matters (for example, attempted to discuss or comment on your sex life)? | 93.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.3 | – | – | |
7 | Made offensive remarks about your appearance, body, or sexual activities? | 76.1 | 23.9 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | – | |
8 | Made gestures or used body language of a sexual nature that embarrassed or offended you? | 93.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | – | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Unwanted Sexual Attention | 0.5 ± 1.5 | |||||||
9 | Made unwanted attempts to establish a romantic sexual relationship with you despite your efforts to discourage it? | 93.5 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.6 | – | |
10 | Continued to ask you for dates, drinks, dinner, etc., even though you said “No?” | 93.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 | – | 0.6 | |
11 | Touched you in a way that made you feel uncomfortable? | 87.1 | 12.9 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | – | |
12 | Made unwanted attempts to stroke, fondle, or kiss you? | 94.8 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.6 | |
Sexual Coercion | 0.2 ± 1.2 | |||||||
13 | Made you feel like you were being bribed with some sort of reward or special treatment to engage in sexual behavior? | 97.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | – | |
14 | Made you feel threatened with some sort of retaliation for not being sexually cooperative (for example, by mentioning an upcoming review)? | 96.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | – | |
15 | Treated you badly for refusing to have sex? | 98.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | – | 0.6 | – | |
16 | Implied faster promotions or better treatment if you were sexually cooperative? | 97.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | – | 0.6 | |