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What Would You Do? Strategies for Bystander Intervention to Prevent Sexual Violence by College Students
Document Type
Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Source
Journal of College and Character. May 2013 14(2):141-151.
Subject
Intervention
Sexual Abuse
Crime
Student Behavior
Student Attitudes
Peer Influence
Workshops
College Freshmen
Program Effectiveness
Vignettes
Victims
Attitude Change
Language
English
ISSN
1940-1639
Abstract
Bystander education is an increasingly utilized strategy for addressing sexual assault prevention and intervention on U.S. college campuses. Given the paramount importance of peers among college students, what types of pro-social bystander interventions do students themselves deem feasible in the campus context? Drawing on self-reports from first-year undergraduate students who participated in a bystander education program, this analysis summarizes a range of student responses. Because peers form the support base for these interventions, their influence must be accounted for in the development of bystander education interventions on campuses. (Contains 3 tables.)