Measuring sexual harassment among latina women
ALL* : Race & Ethnicity : Latina/Latino - WCASA
terminants of its impact on Latina working women. Before one can begin to ining sexual harassment in a specific context: Latino Ameri- can culture. 1Consistent with current usage among study participants, we employed the term Latin to refer .
levels, as measured by the Short Acculturation Scale for His- panics (Marin.
Description:There were also no significant differences between disclosure and generational status or language preference. Discussion This study provided information on the prevalence, circumstances, and severity of sexually coercive and abusive experiences in childhood and adolescence within a community sample of Latina women of predominantly Mexican descent. Very little research in the area of childhood and adolescent sexual abuse has focused on issues specific to Latina women. Consistent with the few other studies of childhood and adolescent sexual abuse among Latina samples, this study found high rates of non-disclosure, and family members were the most frequently reported perpetrators of abuse followed by boyfriends and friends or acquaintances.
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