Blackstone cited in HelloGiggles article on sexual harassment
Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the HelloGiggles article, “Sexual harassment really can impact your mental health in a very dangerous way.” Refusal to believe victims and normalize sexual harassment likely adds to a victim’s isolation afterward, the article states. According to Blackstone, who researches sexual harassment, the cycle of victim blaming is the most detrimental to a victim’s heath. She told LiveScience last year, “For some people, that self-doubt turned into self-blame and victims can feel responsible for what happened. Such self-blame may have a negative effect on mental health, including promoting feelings of depression.” MSN Lifestyle also published the HelloGiggles article.