Abstract
Research regarding sexual harassment has primarily focused upon the experiences of European American women, while largely ignoring the experiences of women of color and role of racism within the experiences of sexual harassment. Racialized sexual harassment is a more appropriate way to understand sexual harassment among women of color, as this concept represents a combined expression of racial and gender harassment. Few studies that have investigated racialized sexual harassment among Latinas and there are no empirical studies that focus upon the association between feminist attitudes, acculturation, and psychological outcomes among Latinas who experienced racialized sexual harassment. The purpose of this study was to clarify whether greater feminist attitudes predicted greater psychological well-being and lower psychological distress among Latina college students who experienced racialized sexual harassment. This study also identified if level of acculturation predicted the psychological well-being of Latina college students who reported racialized sexual harassment. Results indicated that greater feminist attitudes predicted greater psychological well-being following racialized sexual harassment. Highly acculturated Latinas with greater feminist attitudes also reported greater psychological well-being compared to Latinas with less feminist attitudes and less acculturation following racialized sexual harassment. Limitations, recommendations for future research, and clinical implications are also discussed.