RETAINING EMPLOYEES THROUGH ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT PRACTICES: EXPLORING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

摘要

The present study utilized sexual harassment, organizational climate, and engagement theories to articulate a process model of how perceived anti-sexual harassment practices and sexual harassment incidents relate to affective commitment and intentions to stay. The authors hypothesized that perceived anti-sexual harassment practices and sexual harassment incidents would relate to employee engagement, both directly and indirectly through psychological distress. Moreover, psychological distress and employee engagement were hypothesized to mediate the relationships of perceived anti-sexual harassment practices and sexual harassment incidents with affective commitment and intentions to stay. Study findings supported these hypotheses within two subsamples of female (N = 3,283 and 3,207) and male (N = 3,460 and 3,300) military personnel.