Roberta Rosa Valtorta, PhD - Street harassment and its negative

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Roberta Rosa Valtorta, Chiara Sparascio, Roberto Cornelli, Chiara Volpato
Psicologia Sociale - Social Psychology Theory & Research, vol. 17, 2022, pp. 245-276

DOI: 10.1482/104812

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Valtorta, R. R., Sparascio, C., Cornelli, R., & Volpato, C. (2022). Street harassment and its negative psychological outcomes in an Italian university population. Psicologia Sociale - Social Psychology Theory &Amp; Research, 17, 245–276. https://doi.org/10.1482/104812

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Valtorta, Roberta Rosa, Chiara Sparascio, Roberto Cornelli, and Chiara Volpato. “Street Harassment and Its Negative Psychological Outcomes in an Italian University Population.” Psicologia Sociale - Social Psychology Theory & Research 17 (2022): 245–276.

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Valtorta, Roberta Rosa, et al. “Street Harassment and Its Negative Psychological Outcomes in an Italian University Population.” Psicologia Sociale - Social Psychology Theory &Amp; Research, vol. 17, 2022, pp. 245–76, doi:10.1482/104812.

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@article{roberta2022a,
  title = {Street harassment and its negative psychological outcomes in an Italian university population},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {Psicologia Sociale - Social Psychology Theory & Research},
  pages = {245-276},
  volume = {17},
  doi = {10.1482/104812},
  author = {Valtorta, Roberta Rosa and Sparascio, Chiara and Cornelli, Roberto and Volpato, Chiara}
}

Abstract

The goal of this research was to document the frequency of street harassment and examine the associations between street harassment experiences, negative psychological outcomes, and changes in behavioral habits. A sample of students and workers at an Italian university was surveyed (N = 2,764). Findings indicated that exposure to street harassment had negative psychological effects regardless of whether people labeled their experiences as harassment or not. Furthermore, analyses demonstrated that negative outcomes deriving from street harassment mediated the relationship between harassing behaviors experienced by respondents and the probability that they changed their daily routine. Crucially, all the tested models remained significant by controlling for participants' gender, age, and role. Research and practical implications were discussed.