Differences in the nonverbal behavior of men who vary in the likelihood tosexually harass

Research on the likelihood to sexually harass (LSH) indicates that men high in likelihood describe themselves as more socially and sexually dominant t han low LSH men. Perceivers are able to distinguish men varying in sexual h arassment proclivity by merely viewing silent video clips of an interaction between these men and a subordinate female. The present study investigated whether men high and low in the likelihood to sexually harass differ in do minance and sexual interest nonverbal behaviors when interacting with a sub ordinate female. Male undergraduates varying in the likelihood to sexually harass were surreptitiously videotaped while being interviewed by a subordi nate female. Judges reliably coded the participants' nonverbal behaviors. W e found that high likelihood to harass participants expressed more dominant nonverbal behaviors, but not more sexual interest nonverbal behaviors, tha n low LSH participants. Implications of these nonverbal differences for det ection of, and coping with, sexual harassment proclivity are discussed.