The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful?
In large metro areas such as Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the electric train (KRL) is a popular means of transportation because it runs quickly and on time despite being crowded. To help prevent the sexual harassment of female passengers, some KRL carriages are designated specifically for...
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| author | Hendro Prabowo Andreana Rebeca Henny R. Salve Firda F. Fatimah Maria Chrisnatalia Ira N. Prabawati Nita S. Handayani |
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| description | In large metro areas such as Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the electric train (KRL) is a popular means of transportation because it runs quickly and on time despite being crowded. To help prevent the sexual harassment of female passengers, some KRL carriages are designated specifically for women. This study examines differences in female KRL passengers’ anxiety about sexual harassment in mixed carriages and women-only carriages on the Bogor–Jakarta route (n = 100) and Bekasi – Jakarta route (n = 110), using the Anxiety About Sexual Harassment Scale (Leitenberg & McNeil, 1990; Dacey, 2000). Significant differences in anxiety about sexual harassment were found among women who rode in women-only versus mixed carriages on the Bogor–Jakarta route but not on the Bekasi–Jakarta route. However, in general, participants who rode women-only carriages had higher anxiety than those who rode mixed carriages. This finding was confirmed by interviews with 35 female passengers (7 from the Bogor–Jakarta route, 28 from the Bekasi–Jakarta route). Some women expressed a preference for riding mixed cars because male passengers made room for them to enter or exit the cars and offered them seats. Meanwhile, some participants reported not choosing women-only carriages because the other passengers behaved aggressively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3840896dd7e46efbf87fd26fc0f76cc2022-12-22T01:24:27ZengUniversitas IndonesiaPsychological Research on Urban Society2620-39602615-85822020-06-013110.7454/proust.v3i1.4528The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful?Hendro Prabowo0Andreana RebecaHenny R. SalveFirda F. FatimahMaria ChrisnataliaIra N. PrabawatiNita S. HandayaniGunadarma UniversityIn large metro areas such as Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the electric train (KRL) is a popular means of transportation because it runs quickly and on time despite being crowded. To help prevent the sexual harassment of female passengers, some KRL carriages are designated specifically for women. This study examines differences in female KRL passengers’ anxiety about sexual harassment in mixed carriages and women-only carriages on the Bogor–Jakarta route (n = 100) and Bekasi – Jakarta route (n = 110), using the Anxiety About Sexual Harassment Scale (Leitenberg & McNeil, 1990; Dacey, 2000). Significant differences in anxiety about sexual harassment were found among women who rode in women-only versus mixed carriages on the Bogor–Jakarta route but not on the Bekasi–Jakarta route. However, in general, participants who rode women-only carriages had higher anxiety than those who rode mixed carriages. This finding was confirmed by interviews with 35 female passengers (7 from the Bogor–Jakarta route, 28 from the Bekasi–Jakarta route). Some women expressed a preference for riding mixed cars because male passengers made room for them to enter or exit the cars and offered them seats. Meanwhile, some participants reported not choosing women-only carriages because the other passengers behaved aggressively.http://proust.ui.ac.id/index.php/journal/article/view/45anxiety about sexual harassment, female passenger, mixed carriage, women-only carriage |
| spellingShingle | Hendro Prabowo Andreana Rebeca Henny R. Salve Firda F. Fatimah Maria Chrisnatalia Ira N. Prabawati Nita S. Handayani The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful? Psychological Research on Urban Society anxiety about sexual harassment, female passenger, mixed carriage, women-only carriage |
| title | The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful? |
| title_full | The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful? |
| title_fullStr | The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful? |
| title_short | The Women-only Passenger Carriage: Is It Helpful? |
| title_sort | women only passenger carriage is it helpful |
| topic | anxiety about sexual harassment, female passenger, mixed carriage, women-only carriage |
| url | http://proust.ui.ac.id/index.php/journal/article/view/45 |
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