Citation

Mahoney P, Gielen AC, Bailey MM, Gabel C. J. Am. Coll. Health 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-8.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2019.1583658

PMID

30908120

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A Haddon Matrix analysis was used to systematically review literature evaluating college campus sexual assault prevention programs to identify research gaps and intervention opportunities.

METHODS: Articles included were published from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2017; indexed in PubMed, PsycInfo, or Scopus; involving English-speaking undergraduate students in the US; with experimental or quasi-experimental design.

RESULTS: All 31 eligible studies evaluated educational programing; all relied on self-report measures; and three-quarters had follow-up periods ≤ 6 months. Significant positive effects were reported by 6 of 10 studies that measured bystander behavior, 6 of 10 that educated potential victims and assessed victimization, and one of four that educated potential perpetrators and measured perpetration.

CONCLUSION: The Haddon Matrix analysis identified the need for interventions that address perpetrators and the post-assault period, as well as studies of the impact of enforcing existing policies and new environmental and situational approaches to sexual assault prevention.

Language: en

Keywords

Haddon Matrix; intervention research; sexual assault; sexual violence