The Association between Sexual Harassment and Suicidality Among College Women

v Introduction 1 Sexual Harassment 1 Gender and Sexual Harassment 3 Prevalence of Gender and Sexual Harassment 4 Negative Consequences of Sexual Harassment 10 Suicidality 11 Theories of Suicidal Behavior 13 Isolation 17 Avoidant Response Style 19 Hypotheses 20 Method 23 Participants 23 Measures 23 Demographics 23 Sexual Harassment 24 Response Style 25 Isolation 25 Thwarted Belongingness 26 Suicidality 27 Procedure 28 Data Analysis 29 Results 32 Descriptive Statistics 32 Sexual Experiences Questionnaire 32 Cognitive-Behavioral Avoidance Scale 33 Ostracism Experiences Scale 34 Interpersonal Questionnaire-Thwared Belongingness Sub-scale 35 Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory 35 Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire 36 Hypothesis Testing 37 Hypothesis 1: Sexual harassment and suicidality correlations 37