Correlates of Joining a Sexual Harassment Class Action |
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| Authors: | Caroline Vaile Wright Louise F Fitzgerald |
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| Institution: | (1) Summa-Kent State Center for the Treatment and Study of Traumatic Stress, 444 North Main St., Ambulatory Bldg, 4th Floor, Akron, OH 44319, USA;(2) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Researchers have proposed a variety of factors that influence the decision to seek legal relief in response to sexual harassment,
but have generally failed to test these proposals empirically. The present study aims to address this gap by investigating
the decision to join a class-action lawsuit. Participants were female professionals at a nationally based financial services
firm, who either participated in or opted out of a sexual harassment class-action proceeding against the company. Five variables
emerged as significant correlates of joining the class: organizational climate, turnover, financial dependence, PTSD, and
primary appraisal. Dominance analysis identified contextual factors as the most important correlate. Theoretical and practical
implications for the role of these factors in joining a class action are discussed.
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| Keywords: | Sexual harassment Litigation Class action Organizational climate PTSD |
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