ERIC Number: EJ1364892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Event-Specific and Individual Factors Impacting College Students' Decisions to Intervene in a Potentially Risky Scenario
Journal of American College Health, v70 n6 p1898-1908 2022
Universities have attempted to address sexual violence on campuses through various prevention programs, including bystander intervention. Unfortunately, the extant literature on bystander intervention has primarily focused on bystander characteristics. Little is known about how situational characteristics affect the likelihood of intervening during sexual violence; yet, these variables have the potential to influence the effectiveness of bystander intervention programs. Using data collected from college students (N = 626) at a single university located in a large Southern metropolitan city, the present study utilizes a factorial survey design to investigate the impact of location, victim/offender sex, and perceptions of alcohol use on self-reported probability of intervention in an ambiguous sexual scenario. Results indicate that participants were more likely to intervene in scenarios that depicted a fraternity-hosted social (vs. on-campus) and less likely when there was a female perpetrator and a male victim. Perceived alcohol use did not impact intervention.
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, Intervention, Risk, Program Effectiveness, Sexual Abuse, Drinking, Student Behavior, Prevention, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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