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Sexual harassment at school - more harmful than bullying
Schools' current focus on bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Susan Fineran from the University of Southern Maine in the US.   view more (2008-04-24)

Culture affects how teen girls see harassment
Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment - but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings.   view more (2008-05-15)

Bullying more harmful than sexual harassment on the job, say researchers
Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say researchers who presented their findings at a conference today.   view more (2008-03-10)

England and Wales legislation reflects public concerns about stalking
Stalking has only recently been considered in a criminal justice context, so very little research into the phenomenon exists. However, a new study suggests that the England and Wales Protection from Harassment Act best captures public concerns about the menace of stalking. The research was carried... view more (2001-02-09)

Bullying in middle school may lead to increased substance abuse in high school
Over the past decade, parents, educators and policy makers have become increasingly concerned about verbal and physical harassment in schools and the subsequent effects of peer victimization on teens.   view more (2005-12-30)

Teenage girls still experience harassment
Girls and women have made dramatic strides toward gender equality in the United States. Role models and opportunities for girls in science, technology, and sports exist today that were not available 50 years ago.   view more (2008-05-15)

Female guppies risk their lives to avoid too much male attention
Sexual harassment is a burden that females of many species face, and some may go to extreme lengths to avoid it.   view more (2006-05-15)

Community Victimises Mentally Ill - University of Ulster Survey
Mentally ill people released from hospital often face a life of harassment, violence and abuse in the community, research from the University of Ulster has revealed.   view more (2002-04-30)

Sexual pleasure improves after hysterectomy
Many women are concerned that hysterectomy may affect their sexual attractiveness, but a study in this week's BMJ finds that sexual pleasure improves after hysterectomy. Researchers in the Netherlands compared the effects of three types of hysterectomy (vaginal, subtotal abdominal, and total... view more (2003-10-01)

Survey identifies teen online behaviors associated with online interpersonal victimization
Teens who talk to strangers online are more likely to become victims of online harassment than those who share their personal information on the Internet.   view more (2007-02-06)

It's a dog's life - aggressive male hyenas fail to impress the girls
The old adage "treat them mean keep them keen" has been turned on its head by new research published in the Royal Society's journal Proceedings: Biological Sciences today; at least as far as hyenas are concerned. Scientists studying Serengeti spotted hyena clans in Tanzania found that... view more (2003-05-12)

Study finds gender differences in reported childhood sexual abuse
A new Queensland study has found a significant link between childhood sexual abuse and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in adult men and women.   view more (2005-10-12)

Tackling Sexual Violence (p 1092)
A Health and Human Rights article in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights the issue of sexual violence-within the context of the World Report on Violence and Health published this week-and calls for health professionals to play a leading role in identifying victims of sexual violence,... view more (2002-10-02)

'Corrective' sex education may make sexual offenders more dangerous
While it is commonly thought that men with low IQs sexually offend because of a lack of knowledge or sexual deviance, new research has found the men may sexually offend because of their exposure to "corrective" sex education previously taken.   view more (2007-10-17)

Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse
Women are more pro-victim and anti-perpetrator than men, younger victims are seen as more credible than older ones and men would consider a fifteen-year-old male victim of abuse to be less credible than a younger boy, particularly if he had been assaulted by a female.   view more (2004-04-16)

Success of treatment programmes for sexual offending
Child sexual abusers who have not attended a treatment programme are three times more likely to re-offend than those who have attended a treatment programme. This is the finding of research by Jayne Allam of the University of Birmingham presented today, Wednesday 4 April, to The British... view more (2001-04-03)

Young women and sexual guilt
Many women are made to feel guilty about their sexual feelings and desire. This is the finding of Dr Paula Nicolson, from the University of Sheffield who presents her research today, Friday 15 March 2002, at The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Blackpool.   view more (2002-02-27)

Working with care to stop bullying
Bullying and harassment at work are encountered by a significant proportion of healthcare staff. A new tool, developed by occupational psychologists and sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing, has been designed as one part of an organisational strategy to tackle the problem which damages... view more (2005-01-07)

Secret loves, hidden lives?
The mental, emotional and sexual health of people with learning difficulties who are gay, lesbian and bisexual is being jeopardised by the failure of many services to give the support needed in this area.   view more (2005-04-12)

Young Men More Prone To Explosive Headaches During Sex
A headache is often regarded as an excuse for not having sexual intercourse, but neurologists in Germany have been conducting a trial to investigate the true nature of this condition. They found that men in their early 20s are more likely to get a sexual headache, delegates at the European... view more (2002-10-24)

Teacher-led sex education of limited benefit
Improvements in teacher-delivered sex education have some beneficial effect on the quality of young people’s sexual relationships, but do not reduce sexual risk taking in adolescents, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-06-12)

Young male sex offenders lack sexual sophistication
Adolescent child molesters have lower levels of sexual knowledge and are less able to empathise than their peers who do not offend.   view more (2005-03-22)

What is sexual grooming?
Over the last few years the concept of sexual grooming is one which has come into common parlance and from May this year it will even be included as an offence under the Sexual Offences Act. Yet two psychologists will today present research suggesting that sexual grooming is still something which... view more (2004-03-23)

Healthcare professionals need training to help them talk more comfortably about sexual issues
Ovarian cancer affects sexual functioning, but healthcare professionals' knowledge about this is inadequate, as is their communication with patients about sexual issues, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Interviews were conducted with 15 women with ovarian cancer and 43 clinicians and nurses in... view more (2001-10-09)

Female sex offenders often have mental problems
Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in Sweden.   view more (2008-05-15)
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