Hunt Amber W, Bradshaw Brenda T, Tolle Susan Lynn
J Dent Hyg. 2020 Jun;94(3):37-47.
The "#MeToo" movement has increased awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace and its detrimental effects on the work environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of sexual harassment in a convenience sample of dental hygienists in the state of Virginia (VA). A cross-sectional research design was used to determine the experiences of VA dental hygienists with sexual harassment in the workplace occurring over the previous twenty-four months. The revised Sexual Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ-W) measured three constructs: gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion and was administered electronically to a convenience sample of 238 dental hygienists attending a continuing education conference. Chi-square was used to determine significant associations between survey scores and demographics. A total of 161 dental hygienists completed the survey (n=161) for a response rate of 68%. A little more than one-quarter of the respondents (27%) reported at least one experience of sexual harassment in the previous 24 months. Of the three constructs measured, 27.3% of participants reported gender harassment, 18.6% unwanted sexual attention, and 6.8% sexual coercion. The most commonly reported items were being told offensive sexual jokes or stories (21%) and hearing someone make crude and offensive sexual remarks (18%). A definition of sexual harassment was provided and participants were asked, "During your career as a dental hygienist, have you experienced sexual harassment?" to which 24.2% (n=39) responded yes. Sexual harassment is a contemporary problem in dental hygiene employment settings in the state of Virginia. Effective training and policies in sexual harassment is needed to prevent these behaviors from occurring in the workplace.
“MeToo”运动提高了人们对职场性骚扰及其对工作环境的有害影响的认识。本研究的目的是确定弗吉尼亚州（VA）牙科保健员便利样本中性骚扰的发生率。采用横断面研究设计来确定VA牙科保健员在过去24个月内在工作场所遭遇性骚扰的经历。修订后的《性经历问卷》（SEQ-W）测量了三个构念：性别骚扰、不必要的性关注和性胁迫，并以电子方式对参加继续教育会议的238名牙科保健员便利样本进行了施测。卡方检验用于确定调查分数与人口统计学之间的显著关联。共有161名牙科保健员完成了调查（n = 161），回复率为68%。略多于四分之一的受访者（27%）报告在过去24个月中至少有一次性骚扰经历。在所测量的三个构念中，27.3%的参与者报告了性别骚扰，18.6%报告了不必要的性关注，6.8%报告了性胁迫。最常报告的项目是听到冒犯性的性笑话或故事（21%）以及听到有人发表粗俗和冒犯性的性言论（18%）。提供了性骚扰的定义，并询问参与者：“在你作为牙科保健员的职业生涯中，你是否经历过性骚扰？”24.2%（n = 39）的人回答是。性骚扰是弗吉尼亚州牙科保健工作环境中的一个当代问题。需要有效的性骚扰培训和政策来防止这些行为在工作场所发生。
