Victimization survey on sexual harassment among selected High School students in District VII of Cavite by Eldrin James S. Agrimano, Jay Ron Christian R. Hiceta and Michael Quilala.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Criminology) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Criminal Justice (CCJ), Department of Criminology

AGRIMANO, ELDRIN JAMES S., HICETA, JAY RON CHRISTIAN R. AND QUILALA
MICHAELA—.Victimization Survey on Sexual Harassment Among Selected High School
Students in District VIL of Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis.
Bachelor of Science in Criminology. Cavite State University. Indang, Cavite. May 2019.
Adviser: Dr. Susan G. Tan
The study was conducted from August 2018 to May 2019 at selected secondary
schools in District VII of Cavite. This study aimed to determine the level of assessment of
possible victims of sexual harassment as perceived by selected high school students in
District VIl of Cavite. In terms of demographic profile of the students in selected secondary
schools in District VII of Cavite, it include sex. With regards of determining
the level of assessment of possible victims of sexual harassment as perceived by selected
high school students in District VII of Cavite in terms of physical harassment, verbal
harassment, emotional harassment and other analogous harassment.
Likewise, the possible action of the students if they experienced sexual harassment
were only limited to inform their parents, guidance counselor, and their teacher. And the action
or program conducted by the schools in informing the students
about R.A. 7877 that leads awareness for the high school students is through seminars,
information drive, and classroom instruction.
Quantitative survey research method was used in the study. Purposive sampling was
used in selecting the participants of the study. Purposive sampling is a non-probability sample
that is selected on characteristics of a participants and the objective of the study. It is a form of
sampling where the researcher chooses the composed of three hundred forty six (346) high
school student. The participants were from five selected school in District VIl of Cavite.
Demographic profile of the participants, the overall number of participants were 346
consisting 181 male high school students participants which had the percentage of
52.3% and 165 female high school students participants which had the percentage of
47.7%.

Based on the result of the study, in terms of physical harassment in general, the total
mean score 1.84 with the verbal interpretation of disagree. Physical harassment has the
lowest mean among 4 classification of sexual harassment funher, the physical harassment are
less experienced by the panicipant. In item no. 5 (I experience someone putting hands on my
pocket) had the highest mean score of 2.17 out of 10 items under physical harassment.
In contrast. Item no. 8 (I experience stalked by someone) had the lowest mean of I .66
under physical harassment.
Verbal harassment, in general, the total mean score of 1.95 with the interpretation of
disagree this may indicate that verbal harassment are more likely experienced by the student
compare to physical harassment. Item no. 6 (I experienced jokes referring to sexual acts) had
the highest mean score of 2.34. In contrast, Item no. 3 (I experience conditions for grade or
advancement dependent of sexual favors) had the lowest mean score of 1.46.
Emotional harassment in general, the total mean score of 2. I l . It is the highest mean
among all the participant. Item no. I (I experience someone staring or leering at me or at parts
of my body) had the highest mean 2.26 under emotional harassment. In contrast, Item no. 3 (I
experience cat calling) had the lowest mean score of 1 97 sample on his or her own because
there are limited number of possible subjects. A self- made questionnaire was used as a tool in
this study. The participant was In terms of other analogous got the total mean score of 2.09.
This may mean that other analogous had the highest contribution instances experienced by
the high school student. Item no. 2 (I experienced to saw displays of offensive or pornographic
materials such as poster, pinups, cartoons, graffiti of calendars) had the highest mean score
2.66 under other analogous. In contrast, Item no. 3 (I experience unwanted touching or rubbing
of my hair had a total mean score of I .72.
Action by the students if they experienced sexual harassment. In general, the highest
number of participants choose strongly disagree under the three different classification and
least of the students chose strongly agree.
Classification under parents had a total number of 72 students that chose strongly
agree with the percentage of 20.8% and 116 students chose strongly disagree having 33.5%
while under guidance counselor 46 students out of 346 had percentage of 13.3% chose
strongly agree and 134 students having percentage of 38.7% chose strongly disagree. And

lastly, the teacher classification 50 panicipants chose strongly agree and 123 students having
35.5% chose strongly disagree.
Significant relationship between demographic profile in terms of sex and the assessment
of victims on sexual harassment, physical harassment has P-value of 0 013 and there is no
significant difference between 1.74 male and 1.93 female. Under classification of verbal
harassment with 0.07 P- value and there is no significant difference between 1.86 male and
2.05 female. The data also show that in terms of emotional harassment with 2.03 male and 2.20
female having P-value of 0.06 shows that there is no significant difference compare to other

analogous shows that there is significant difference between I .96 male and 2.23 with the P-
value of 0 00

Submitted to the University Library July 04, 2019 T-8182