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The object of this research is to examine how gender and other variables influence perception of sexual harassment (PSH) in athletic settings.
The data was collected through survey forms from July through November of 2003 and in October of 2006. The subjects were male and female college students from 23 universities and two-year colleges in Japan, to which 4,208 survey forms were distributed in total and 3,989 were collected. Nineteen words and behaviours from male persons toward female students in athletic settings were measured by 4 point scale and the total sum of 19 categories was calculated as a PSH score. For the basic attributes of those surveyed, 7 variables including gender, age, experience with belonging to sports clubs in elementary, junior high and high school, the academic department they are currently
enrolled in and the type of sports club they currently belong to were measured.
The obtained PSH ratio by gender proved that the difference in the ratio of low PSH score between male and female was statistically significant in 9 out of 19 words and behaviours. More male students were permissive to PSH in athletic settings than female students in all of these categories. However, the total sum of 19 categories as a PSH score showed that PSH score was significantly associated with five attributes except gender too. The categorical regression analysis was conducted, in which 7 attributes are independent variables and total score of PSH is a dependent variable. Analysis result indicated that it is the experience with belonging to sports clubs in high school, the academic department they are currently enrolled in and the type of sports club they currently belong to that influences PSH, rather than gender. In other words, it would appear particular norms in sports clubs influence PSH and it is necessary to reconsider organizational norms.
