Control, Norms, and Attitudes: Differences Between Students Who Do and Do Not Intervene as Bystanders to Sexual Assault

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Jill C HoxmeierAlan C Acock

Abstract

Sexual assault is a major concern on the U.S. college campus. Engaging students as pro-social bystanders has become more common as a potentially effective mechanism for reducing the incidence of sexual assault and mitigating the harm of assaults that have already occurred. Understanding the influences of pro-social bystander behavior is imperative to developing effective programs, and the use of an evidence-based theoretical framework can help identify the differences between students who intervene and those who do not when presented with the opportunity. A sample of 815 undergraduate university students completed the Sexual Assault Bystander Behavior Questionnaire, a survey based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) that investigates students' perceived behavioral control to intervene, subjective norms that support intervening, attitudes toward intervening, and intent to intervene in the future. Two-tailed t tests revealed interveners reported significantly greater perceived behavioral control than non-interveners for eight of the 12 intervention behaviors, more supportive subjective norms than non-interveners for seven of the 12 intervention behaviors, more positive attitudes than non-interveners for only one of the 12 int...Continue Reading

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Jan 4, 2018·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Jill C HoxmeierJulia O'Connor
Jun 5, 2018·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Victoria L BanyardMary M Moynihan
Nov 24, 2018·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Christine ZozulaBradley J Anderson
Jan 21, 2019·Central European Journal of Public Health·Benjamin PetruželkaMartin Dlouhý
Jan 4, 2018·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Kristen Yule, John Grych
Nov 6, 2020·Journal of American College Health : J of ACH·Chrystina Y Hoffman, Leah E Daigle

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