Sexual Revictimization in School and Organized Activity Contexts Among Adolescents

What is it about?

This study suggests that sexual harassment among adolescents reoccurs over time in both schools and organized free-time activity contexts. In addition, being sexually harassed in one developmental context (e.g., school) increases the risk of victimization in another one (e.g., organized activity context). Thus, school staff and organized leaders/coaches could benefit from forming collaborative partnerships and building a more cohesive community approach to address the occurrence of sexual harassment among their youth

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Photo by Mihai Surdu on Unsplash

Photo by Mihai Surdu on Unsplash

Why is it important?

This study has clear implications for research and practice in the school and organized activity contexts. The finding that sexual harassment victimization continued to reoccur across the three consecutive years calls for action to break the pattern of revictimization in youth. This study provides new knowledge about the contextual spillover of peer sexual harassment, suggesting that youth who are harassed in one context are likely to be harassed in another context.