TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The bystander approach to sexual assault risk reduction: effects on risk recognition, perceived self-efficacy, and protective behavior
JO  - Violence and victims
A1  - Bannon, R. Sean
A1  - Foubert, John D.
SP  - 46
EP  - 59
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-6708
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00057
ID  - ref1
ER  -