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Title: | Understanding adolescent peer sexual harassment and abuse: Using the theory of planned behavior |
Authors: | Li, Man Yu Frieze, Irene Prof. TANG So Kum, Catherine |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
Source: | Sexual Abuse, 2010, vol. 22(2), pp. 157-171. |
Journal: | Sexual Abuse |
Abstract: | This study examines intentions to take protective action against peer sexual harassment and abuse (PSHA). The theory of planned behavior (TPB) proposes that attitudes about protective action, perceptions of what others would think about doing this (subjective norms), and behavioral control would be important predictors. A total of 1,531 Chinese secondary school students (769 boys and 762 girls) from Hong Kong were surveyed to test this model. Results showed that the TPB model was predictive for girls, but only subjective norms and behavioral control significantly predicted boys' intentions to protect themselves. Results supported the influence of subjective norms and perceived behavioral control on youths' intentions to reject PSHA. These factors may be useful in guiding the development of an educational program for prevention of PSHA. |
Type: | Peer Reviewed Journal Article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/6106 |
ISSN: | 1079-0632 1573-286X |
DOI: | 10.1177/1079063210363827 |
Appears in Collections: | Counselling and Psychology - Publication |
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