Tolerance of sexual harassment in the Army was examined in relation to three variables indicative of negative attitudes toward women among male soldiers. The first was a personality variable, negative masculinity, associated with narcissistic and aggressive characteristics; the second was a variable measuring hostility toward women; the third was a measure of acceptance of women as men's equals in the Army. In a MANOVA analysis, all three variables were significant predictors of tolerance of sexual harassment in the Army. Hostility toward women was the strongest predictor, followed by negative masculinity, and acceptance of women, which was negatively correlated with the other variables.
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