@article{ref1,
title="The bystander approach to sexual assault risk reduction: effects on risk recognition, perceived self-efficacy, and protective behavior",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2017",
author="Bannon, R. Sean and Foubert, John D.",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="46-59",
abstract="Several characteristics of sexual assault awareness programs for women are associated with meeting the goals of risk reduction. To date, the literature lacks an exploration of how single-sex programs affect women, particularly when they take a bystander intervention focus using women's risk recognition and avoidance as outcome measures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of The Women's Program (Foubert, 2011), a sexual assault awareness program geared toward women. Participants consisted of 103 undergraduate women attending a large, public university in the Midwest United States. Women in the treatment group viewed a presentation of The Women's Program, whereas the control group received no intervention. Consistent with hypotheses, program participants reported a greater ability to recognize risk cues, a greater willingness to engage in self-protective behaviors, and a greater level of perceived self-efficacy in handling threatening dating situations compared to the control group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00057",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00057"
}