Citation

Hoxmeier JC, Acock AC, Flay BR. J. Interpers. Violence 2017; ePub(ePub): 886260517689888.

Affiliation

Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260517689888

PMID

29294634

Abstract

Sexual assault is a major public health issue. Bystander engagement programs are becoming widely used to combat sexual assault on college campuses. The purpose of this study was to examine students' intervention norms, intentions, opportunities, and behaviors as bystanders to sexual assault. Undergraduate students ( N = 779) completed the Sexual Assault Bystander Behavior Questionnaire in the fall of 2014. The t tests revealed differences in students' intervention norms, intentions, opportunities, and missed opportunities based on sex, race/ethnicity, athletic participation, and fraternity/sorority membership. The findings support the use of additional measures to assess bystander behavior and to identify student subpopulations that may benefit from programs aimed at increasing prosocial intervention.

Language: en

Keywords

alcohol and drugs; anything related to sexual assault; cultural contexts; sexual assault