McMaster Loren E, Connolly Jennifer, Pepler Debra, Craig Wendy M
York University.
Dev Psychopathol. 2002 Winter;14(1):91-105. doi: 10.1017/s0954579402001050.
The goal of this study was to examine sexual harassment in early adolescence. Available data indicate that peer to peer sexual harassment is prevalent in high school and is associated with psychosocial problems for both victims and perpetrators. For the present study, we adopted a developmental contextual model to examine the possibility that this behavior develops during the late elementary and middle school years and is linked to the biological and social changes that occur at this time. Youths from Grades 6-8 (N = 1,213) enrolled in seven elementary and middle schools in a large south-central Canadian city were asked to report on their sexual harassment behaviors with same- and cross-gender peers; their pubertal development, and the gender composition of their peer network. The results revealed that cross-gender harassment was distinct from same-gender harassment, increased in frequency from Grade 6 to Grade 8, and was linked to pubertal maturation and participation in mixed-gender peer groups. The implications of a developmental contextual model for understanding the emergence of this problematic behavior in adolescence are discussed.
本研究的目的是调查青春期早期的性骚扰情况。现有数据表明，同龄人之间的性骚扰在高中阶段很普遍，并且与受害者和实施者的心理社会问题有关。在本研究中，我们采用了一种发展情境模型，以检验这种行为是否在小学高年级和初中阶段出现，并与此时发生的生理和社会变化有关。来自加拿大中南部一个大城市的七所中小学的6至8年级学生（N = 1213）被要求报告他们与同性和异性同龄人之间的性骚扰行为、他们的青春期发育情况以及他们同龄人群体的性别构成。结果显示，异性骚扰与同性骚扰不同，从6年级到8年级频率增加，并且与青春期成熟以及参与男女混合的同龄人群体有关。本文讨论了发展情境模型对于理解青春期这种问题行为出现的意义。
