Efectos emocionales del acoso sexual. Una investigación mixta con estudiantes mujeres de una universidad privada de la ciudad de Quito en el período 2019-2020

Abstract

This research arises with the intention of making visible the social problem of sexual harassment and how it is linked to unfavorable emotional and academic effects on the victims. It starts by pointing out concepts related to gender violence, which offers a close notion of what we understand about university sexual harassment and the consequences it leaves on its victims. The methodology with which this research was developed has an epistemological approach of situated knowledge. It is descriptive, exploratory and non-experimental. It has a mixed approach, taking quantitative data from the ASIES survey developed by a group of researchers from several HEIs in the country and the qualitative data were constructed from Narrative Productions. The main findings show that the different types of sexual harassment occur simultaneously, these practices are escalating in degree of severity, so at first it is difficult to identify them. The university sexual harassment degenerates into emotional effects on the victims, with the most marked symptoms being anxiety and symptoms associated with depression and post-traumatic stress. Absenteeism, presenteeism and low performance as unfavorable academic effects. This research aims to generate interest for future research, as well as to promote the implementation and execution of projects for the dissemination of information and awareness of the problem, and also to raise awareness about the creation of care and reparation programs for victims.