ERIC Number: EJ1011502
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 17
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An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Teacher Attractiveness on Undergraduates' Perceptions of Teacher-Student Sexual Involvement
Fromuth, Mary Ellen; Kelly, David B.; Wilson, Amy K.; Finch, Lanjericha V.; Scruggs, Lindsey
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v22 n3 p341-357 2013
This study explored whether the attractiveness of a teacher affected perceptions of teacher sexual misconduct. Respondents (120 female and 108 male undergraduates) read scenarios depicting teacher sexual misconduct varied by gender dyad (male teacher-female student and female teacher-male student) and two levels of attractiveness (very attractive or ordinary looking). The attractiveness of the teacher had little impact on respondents' perceptions. Significant interactions emerged on most variables between respondent gender and gender dyad. Specifically, male respondents tended to view the female teacher-male student dyad as less negative than the male teacher-female student dyad. Female respondents generally did not make a distinction based on the gender dyad. (Contains 4 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Gender Issues, Gender Differences, Interpersonal Attraction, Aesthetics, Vignettes, Psychological Patterns, Teacher Responsibility, Student Responsibility, Social Attitudes, Adolescents, Questionnaires, Sexual Harassment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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