@article{ref1,
title="Sex differences in bystander intervention in a theft",
journal="Journal of personality and social psychology",
year="1979",
author="Austin, W.",
volume="37",
number="11",
pages="2110-2120",
abstract="A series of studies demonstrated a strong relationship among the situation-defining variable of degree of harm to victim, sexual configuration among participants, and bystanders' willingness to intervene to stop a theft. A pretest showed that a prior verbal commitment was absolutely necessary for intervention. The remaining data showed that high harm to a victim produced a high rate of intervention and showed strong sex differences in helping behavior in low-harm conditions. A high percentage of female bystanders helped in both low- and high-harm situations, whereas frequent helping by males was observed only when harm to the victim was high. Female victims elicited a significantly greater amount of helping, and sex of thief had no effect. A significant sex of bystander, sex of victim, and harm to victim interaction best describes the data. <br><br>RESULTS are interpreted in terms of different motivational sets held by males and females when they are responsible for the fate of others. <br><br>RESULTS also support the utility of an interactionist approach to the question of how individual and situational variables influence prosocial action.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3514",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}