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O Assédio Sexual, em contexto universitário, tem sido um tema muito debatido, ao longo dos últimos meses, devido aos vários casos de assédio reportados por estudantes nas Universidades dos Estados Unidos. Em Portugal, os estudos sobre o Assédio Sexual em contexto académico são escassos, contudo, numa pesquisa recente, verificou-se que os Estudantes Universitários Portugueses estão a ser assediados dentro das universidades, por pessoas que estão integradas no Corpo Estudantil.
Assim, surgiu a necessidade de realizar um estudo qualitativo, com base no Método Fenomenológico Descritivo de Giorgi, com estudantes universitários portugueses, de modo a tentar perceber, como é que experienciam o assédio sexual num contexto académico e como lidam com o mesmo.
Os resultados obtidos demonstram que, os estudantes portugueses experienciam o Assédio Sexual, como sendo algo que têm impacto na sua vida diária, que são assediados, maioritariamente por colegas de curso e que utilizam estratégias de evitamento, como forma de lidar com a experiência de assédio.
Sexual Harassment in an Academic Contexts has been a debated topic over the past few months, due to the various cases of harassment reported by college students in United States universities. In Portugal, studies about sexual harassment in universities are scarce. However, it was recently found that people who are part of the Student Body harass university students inside Portuguese Universities. Therefore, a need has emerged to carry out a qualitative study with Portuguese University Students, based on the Giorgi Descriptive Method, to try to understand how Portuguese Students experience Sexual Harassment in Academic Contexts and how they cope with it. The results show that Portuguese Students experience Harassment is something that has an impact on their daily life and that they are mainly harassed by their colleagues. In addition, they use avoidance strategies to deal with the harassment.
Sexual Harassment in an Academic Contexts has been a debated topic over the past few months, due to the various cases of harassment reported by college students in United States universities. In Portugal, studies about sexual harassment in universities are scarce. However, it was recently found that people who are part of the Student Body harass university students inside Portuguese Universities. Therefore, a need has emerged to carry out a qualitative study with Portuguese University Students, based on the Giorgi Descriptive Method, to try to understand how Portuguese Students experience Sexual Harassment in Academic Contexts and how they cope with it. The results show that Portuguese Students experience Harassment is something that has an impact on their daily life and that they are mainly harassed by their colleagues. In addition, they use avoidance strategies to deal with the harassment.
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Dissertação de Mestrado
apresentada no ISPA-Instituto Universitário
para a obtenção de grau Mestre na especialidade
Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Assédio sexual Estudantes universitários Método fenomenológico descritivo Investigação qualitativa Sexual harassment College students Phenomenological approach Qualitative research