The Socio-Demographic Factors and Unspeakable Impacts of Street Harassment towards Young Malaysian Women’s Mental Health

Recently, women have been subjected to sexual harassment and assault daily, which has left them in a quandary about whether or not they should tell trusted individuals about it.Unfortunately, most common forms of sexual harassment, such as street harassment, are disregarded and considered a biological fact of life that women must endure.Therefore, a quantitative survey involving 385 women has been conducted to explore the sociodemographic factors towards the impacts of street harassment on young Malaysian women's mental health.The analysis highlighted that the majority of the young women had experienced street harassment such as catcalling, wolf-whistling or sexual comments.In addition, socio-demographic factors such as age group and race group have different impacts on young Malaysian women's mental health caused by street harassment.In conclusion, by analyzing the socio-demographic factors, the government and organizations will benefit from effective action to prevent street harassment among young Malaysians.