Consecuencias psicológicas del acoso sexual callejero en mujeres de Medellín, Colombia

Abstract

This article exposes the main findings of a descriptive, phenomenological research, with a qualitative method, of a cross-sectional study on the psychological consequences of street sexual harassment in university women from Medellín, based on the analysis of the experiences of street sexual harassment of 7 women between 21 and 27 years old. To carry out this study, the semi-structured interview tool was used with the purpose of knowing the representations and subjective experiences regarding street harassment. The main results of the analysis make it possible to identify behavioral changes in women after suffering this type of situation, to describe what experiences are considered problematic for women in terms of street sexual harassment, and to investigate how they have coped with situations of street sexual harassment.