Effects of Severity of Faculty-Student Coercive Sexual Harassment on Peer Student Bystander Responses

Experimental study of effects of 3 levels of severity of coercive sexual harassment (CSH) in male professor-female student encounter on peer bystander responses: cognitive appraisals, emotional reactions, and behavioral intentions for 3 types of direct/indirect interventions. Severity of CSH was a direct predictor of peer bystander responses.