INFORMING RESEARCH SOLUTIONS

TO INTEGRATE EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE TRAINING INTO
PROACTIVE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAMS
Chris Herlihy
Doctoral Student
University of Central Florida
College of Education, Dept. of Instructional Design & Technology
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
In the United States, 83% of girls aged 12-16 experience some
form of sexual harassment in their public school.
Between 40-50% of females in European Union countries
experience unwanted sexual advances, physical contact or
other forms of sexual harassment at work.
Studies in Asia(Japan, Malaysia, Philippines & South Korea) show
that 30-40% of females suffer workplace sexual harassment.
In Nairobi, 20% of females have been sexually harassed at work
or school.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Violence against women & Girls worldwide (2014)
http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/299-fast-facts-statistics-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-.html
Harassment studies conducted worldwide
Canada
80%
U.S.
87%
Beijing
70%
Tokyo
64%
Pakistan
96%
Egypt & Israel
83%
Yemen
90%
India
95%
Korea
43%
U.K.
43%
France
25%
Chile
90%
Stop Street Harassment.org
http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/statistics-academic-studies/
REDUCE SEXUAL HARASSMENT & VIOLENCE!
Purpose of sexual harassment & violence
prevention training programs
SEXUAL HARASSMENT & VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE
REACTIVE IN NATURE
Why arent current programs working?
CURRENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS:
The definition & identification factors for SH
Options for reporting occurrences
Support opportunities for victims
Penalties for perpetrators
INTENTIONAL VS. UNINTENTIONAL HARASSER
INTENTIONAL HARASSMENT UNINTENTIONAL HARASSMENT
Perpetrator wants to
intimidate the victim
Aggressive in nature
Immediate satisfaction
Perpetrator wants to get
attention of victim
Curious in nature
Future satisfaction
Potential Victims
Must do the following:
Give clear verbal cues to stop unwanted
behavior
Give clear non-verbal cues to stop unwanted
behavior
report harassment
Women may give mixed signals for fear of
hurting perpetrators feelings
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROACTIVE
PREVENTION TRAINING
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) training
Increased EQ can result in the following emotional traits:

decreased aggression
decreased depression
increased communication ability
increased motivation
increased positivity
increased confidence
increased leadership skills
Increased empathy



Mayer, J.D., P. Salovey, and D.R. Caruso, Emotional intelligence: New ability or eclectic traits? American Psychologist, 2008. 63(6): p. 503-517.
Mayers Four Branch Model
PROACTIVE
PREVENTION



Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas Hearings 1991
Lois Jensen/Eveleth
Taconite Co. 1975
Paula Coughlin-Puopolo/US Navy Tailhook 1991
Cost/Litigation
Lost manpower and
school days
Work and school
satisfaction

Productivity
David Letterman 2009
Future Research Considerations & Intentions

Possible Populations
Military
Corporate
College
K-12
MSCEIT Test
Measures ability emotional intelligence (cognitive ability)
Maximum performance
Multiple forms for ages adolescent-adult
TEIQue
Measures trait emotional intelligence (personality trait)
Self reported
Multiple forms for ages 13-Adult
Design & Implementation of Empathy Training
After correlation between low EQ and high SHV established

Questions & Comments?
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