"Post‐election stress disorder?" Examining the increased stress of sexual harassment survivors after the 2016 election. (14th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fattore, Christina; Zhao, Xiaohui; Kelly, Kimberly M.; Murray, Pamela J.; Weiss, Karen; Patel, Jayeshkumar; Innes, Kim; Sambamoorthi, Usha; Misra, Ranjita
• Is Part Of: Social science quarterly. Volume 103:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 306
• Page End: 316
• Publication Date: 2022-03-14
• Subjects: 2016 election -- Donald Trump -- sexism -- sexual harassment -- sexual violence -- survey data; Political science -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.13114
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-4941

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: In this paper, we explore if Donald Trump's electoral success in 2016 led to heightened levels of stress for sexual harassment survivors. Methods: Logistic regression models predicting voter stress using original survey data collected in the weeks following the 2016 election were utilized. Results: We find that women survivors of sexual harassment experienced elevated stres when compared to women who were never harassed. Conclusion: Female survivors of sexual harassment may be concerned that their well‐being was under attack due to the triumph of hostile sexism.