Revisiting Sexual Harassment: Are there Perceived Cultural Differences between Asian and American College Students?

This study examined the cross-cultural differences of American and Asian undergraduate college students ’ perceptions of sexual harassment in conversational appropriateness and effectiveness. We also examined cultural and gender differences between the two groups of students. The results were mixed and indicated that Asian and American students did not differ that much in their perceptions of sexual harassment in conversational appropriateness and conversational effectiveness. The regression analyses indicated that conversational appropriateness was more predictive of conversational effectiveness for both groups than conversational appropriateness