Abstract
Evidence suggests that interventions to engage bystanders in violence prevention increase bystander intentions and efficacy to intervene, yet the impact of such programs on violence remains unknown. This study compared rates of violence by type among undergraduate students attending a college campus with the Green Dot bystander intervention (n = 2,768) with students at two colleges without bystander programs (n = 4,258). Violent victimization rates were significantly (p 003C;.01) lower among students attending the campus with Green Dot relative to the two comparison campuses. Violence perpetration rates were lower among males attending the intervention campus. Implications of these results for research and practice are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1507-1527 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Violence Against Women |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research support was provided by the University of Kentucky.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.
Keywords
- bystander intervention
- college students
- dating violence
- prevention
- sexual harassment
- sexual violence
- stalking
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law