Evaluation of the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to Reduce Interpersonal Violence Among College Students Across Three Campuses

Ann L. Coker; Bonnie S. Fisher; Heather M. Bush; Suzanne C. Swan; Corrine M. Williams; Emily R. Clear; Sarah DeGue

doi:10.1177/1077801214545284

Evaluation of the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to Reduce Interpersonal Violence Among College Students Across Three Campuses

Ann L. Coker, Bonnie S. Fisher, Heather M. Bush, Suzanne C. Swan, Corrine M. Williams, Emily R. Clear, Sarah DeGue

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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
Pages (from-to)	1507-1527
Number of pages	21
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	21
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214545284
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

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Keywords

bystander intervention
college students
dating violence
prevention
sexual harassment
sexual violence
stalking

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