Table 1.
Exploratory factor analysis of the initial and final set of sexual harassment items.
| Title | Initial Set of 16 Items | Final Set of 14 Items | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Item Wording | % “never” | 1 | 2 | 3 | h 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | h 2 |
| Nonverbal 1 | I have witnessed sexual acts (e.g., masturbation). | 48.0 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 0.69 | ||||
| Nonverbal 2 | I have witnessed sexual gestures. | 32.4 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.69 | ||||
| Nonverbal 3 | I have been leered/stared at. | 33.0 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.63 | |||||
| Nonverbal 4 | Someone has unnecessarily exposed themselves in front of me. | 67.6 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.57 | ||||
| Nonverbal 5 | I have witnessed sexual harassment/violence among patients/clients/residents. | 65.4 | 0.79 | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.57 | ||||
| Verbal 1 | I have been whistled at. | 49.2 | 0.77 | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.53 | ||||
| Verbal 2 | I have received repeated requests for dates. | 75.4 | 0.62 | 0.45 | 0.61 | 0.46 | ||||
| Verbal 3 | I have been sexually complimented. | 34.6 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.73 | ||||
| Verbal 4 | I have been told suggestive/offensive stories or jokes. | 35.2 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.52 | ||||
| Verbal 5 | I have been exposed to verbal sexual innuendo. | 42.5 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.71 | ||||
| Verbal 6 | I have been asked intrusive or personal questions by a client (e.g., requests for body measurements, relationship status, sexual preferences). | 62.0 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.59 | ||||
| Physical 1 | I have experienced someone unnecessarily close/breaking personal boundaries. | 34.1 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.57 | |||||
| Physical 2 | I have been hugged in a way that made me feel uncomfortable. | 65.4 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.63 | ||||
| Physical 3 | I have been petted or patted in a way that made me feel uncomfortable. | 63.7 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.75 | ||||
| Physical 4 | I have been touched in a way that made me feel uncomfortable. | 71.0 | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 0.64 | ||||
| Physical 5 | I have been kissed in a way that made me feel uncomfortable. | 82.1 | 0.67 | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.43 | ||||
| Eigenvalue | 7.98 | 1.73 | 1.14 | 6.85 | 1.69 | 1.13 | ||||
| Variance accounted for (%) | 49.90 | 10.84 | 7.11 | 48.92 | 12.06 | 8.08 | ||||
| Verbal 7 | I have been targeted for rumors of sexual promiscuity. | 87.7 | ||||||||
| Verbal 8 | I have been exposed to insults that targeted my sexual orientation. | 90.5 | ||||||||
| Verbal 9 | I have been offered money for sex. | 92.7 | ||||||||
| Physical 6 | I have been cornered or placed in a position that was difficult to get out of. | 95.0 | ||||||||
Note: N = 179. Standardized factor loadings ≥0.55 are in boldface; h2 = communalities.