{"id":8885,"date":"2026-02-03T17:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychologueindustriel.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=8885"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:43:29","slug":"stepping-up-against-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/psychologueindustriel.com\/en\/blog\/stepping-up-against-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping Up Against Sexual Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":8883,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-8885","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"content":"Sexual harassment in the workplace doesn\u2019t persist only because of harassers. It also continues because witnesses hesitate to act. And that hesitation, according to a study published in the <em>Journal of Applied Psychology<\/em> by Yijue Liang and YoungAh Park, has a lot to do with organizational culture\u2014especially in workplaces steeped in masculine norms.\r\n\r\nThe researchers surveyed nearly a thousand American employees who had witnessed incidents of sexual harassment at work. They identified five ways bystanders tend to respond: confronting the harasser, distracting to defuse the situation, supporting the target, reporting the incident, or discussing it with colleagues. Combining these behaviours, they found three distinct profiles:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Active responders<\/strong>, who take action on multiple fronts: confronting, reporting, supporting.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Cautious supporters<\/strong>, who offer emotional help or indirect gestures.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Non-interveners<\/strong>, who avoid getting involved altogether.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe study also shows that emotions matter. Anger at injustice tends to drive action, while empathy often leads to quiet support. But the real difference lies in employees\u2019 trust in their organization. When people believe they\u2019ll be backed rather than punished, they\u2019re far more likely to speak up. In short, preventing harassment isn\u2019t about more mandatory training. 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