Research has identified multiple predictors of coparenting quality, but few studies have investigated how intimate partner violence (IPV) affects divorcing couples' coparenting relationships. We addressed this question in a sample of 154 mothers with different marital IPV experiences. Mothers were recruited within 4 months of a divorce filing and completed two interviews 3 months apart. At Time...

OBJECTIVES To determine the one year prevalence of workplace abuse and sexual harassment and to determine the extent of their associations with symptoms of depression. METHODS A total of 387 female faculty and staff from colleges in Awassa, Ethiopia completed a self-administered questionnaire which collected information about relationships, mood and feelings, thoughts and satisfaction concern...

OBJECTIVE Due to the nature of their work, politicians are at greater risk of stalking, harassment and attack than the general population. The small, but significantly elevated risk of violence to politicians is predominantly due not to organised terrorism or politically motivated extremists but to fixated individuals with untreated serious mental disorders, usually psychosis. Our objective was...

This study examines the relationship between body image (weight/shape concerns), eating pathology, and sexual harassment among men and women (N=2446). Hierarchical regressions controlling for depression revealed main effects of gender such that women reported greater weight/shape concerns, eating pathology, dietary restraint, eating concerns, and binge eating compared to men. Main effects for s...

This research was conducted to explore the role of general and sexual harassment as predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms. The purposive sample was composed of 300 female healthcare professionals within age range from 20 to 59 years (100 doctors, 100 house-job doctors and 100 certified nurses). The sample was drawn from five different public hospitals of Lahore city. The findings suggeste...

This report was produced at the request of Women, Action, and the Media (WAM!). Aside from Jaclyn Friedman, founder and former executive director of WAM!, the authors of this document are academics from the fields of computational social science, anthropology, sociology, network science, and computer science. The academic authors conducted this analysis outside their academic institutions in an...

OBJECTIVE Sexual harassment is unlawful in all work and educational environments in most nations of the world. The goals of this study were to describe the sexual harassment prevalence and to evaluate the experiences and attitudes of undergraduate students in one dental school in Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS An 18-item questionnaire was administered to 254 dental students with a completion ra...

Animals may share food to gain immediate or delayed fitness benefits. Previous studies of sharing have concentrated on delayed benefits such as reciprocity, trade and punishment. This study tests an alternative model (the harassment or sharing-under-pressure hypothesis) in which a food owner immediately benefits because sharing avoids costly harassment from a beggar. I present an experiment tha...

In the 1970 and 1980s, logic and constructive mathematics were an important part of my life, this is what I defended by Master’s thesis on, this was an important part of my PhD dissertation. I was privileged to work with the giants. I visited them in their homes. They were who I went to for advise when in trouble, be it girl trouble or KGB harassment. And this is my story. 1 Why Constructive Ma...

This paper discusses sex-based harassment in the nursing profession in Australia. The paper generates industry-specific hypotheses which may provide insights into sex-based harassment in the Australian context. A good understanding of sex-based harassment in health care is essential for reducing and eliminating the problem and its toxic sequelae.