Wong Ellenna, Healy-Cullen Siobhán, deVisser Richard, MacNeela Pádraig, Dawson Kate
Psychology and Counselling, University of Greenwich, London, UK.
School of Psychology, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
J Child Sex Abus. 2025 Jan;34(1):40-66. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2024.2440735. Epub 2024 Dec 25.
The current study examines the way sexual harassment, a specific facet of educator sexual misconduct, is experienced by secondary school students. The qualitative component of an online survey was completed by participants aged 18+ who had attended secondary school in Ireland ( = 85) or the UK ( = 74), and who were recruited to participate via social media. Participants were asked to describe the incident of educator-student sexual harassment they experienced that had the greatest effect on them. Data were analyzed using a deductive approach to thematic analysis and coded into topic summary themes using Fitzgerald's (1995) sexual harassment victimization measure and its respective sexual harassment categories. We also produced an additional theme-. Collectively, these findings can inform educational policies and reporting processes for educator-student sexual harassment, to ultimately support the safety and well-being of all students.
