Assédio moral e sexual no serviço público: características e reflexos nos pedidos de remoção em uma instituição de ensino superior da região norte do Brasil

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the presence and characteristics of bullying and sexual harassment in a Federal Higher Education Institution of Northern Brazil, and thus measure its effects on removal requests. Therefore, a field survey was conducted using a questionnaire. The sample was simple random probability and resulted in 251 respondents. Data processing was quantitative and used exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and multiple linear regression (MLR). Factor analysis has detected the presence of four factors, which explained 66.05% of the variance. The factors were defined as mislead (19.52%), disqualify (16.53%), isolate and deny communication (16.50%) and verbal, physical and sexual aggression (13.50%). Multiple linear regression showed that 20% of the variance of removal requests were due to harassment. The conclusion reinforces the need for policies to clarify and combat moral and sexual harassment in the institution.