Evaluation of a Bystander-Focused Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program with High School Students
| Autor: | Katie M. Edwards, Stephanie N. Sessarego, Hong Chang, Victoria L. Banyard, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Emily A. Waterman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject education Poison control Empathy Violence Suicide prevention Article 03 medical and health sciences New England Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Cluster Analysis Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Curriculum media_common 030505 public health 05 social sciences Sex Offenses Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Health psychology Female 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Prev Sci |
| ISSN: | 1573-6695 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated the effectiveness of a seven-session, bystander-focused, classroom-delivered curriculum (i.e., Bringing in the Bystander—High School Curriculum [BITB-HSC]) in reducing rates of interpersonal violence among high school students. High schools (N = 26) were randomly assigned to the treatment or control condition. In classrooms in treatment schools, students (n = 1081) completed a baseline survey, participated in the BITB-HSC, and completed an immediate post-test, a short-term post-test (approx. 2 months after intervention), and a long-term post-test (approx. 1 year after intervention). Youth in control schools (n = 1322) completed surveys at similar time points but did not participate in the BITB-HSC. Participants were 15.8 years old on average and largely White (85.1%) and heterosexual (84.5%). Students exposed to the BITB-HSC demonstrated significant short-term changes in victim empathy and bystander barriers/facilitators, and long-term changes in rape myths, media literacy, bystander readiness, and knowledge relative to youth in the control condition. Although the BITB-HSC had little long-term impact on actual bystander behavior, there were reductions in some forms of violence among students in the BITB-HSC condition relative to the control condition. Future research is needed to determine if, for whom, why, and in what contexts (e.g., classroom-based versus school-wide initiatives) bystander-focused violence prevention initiatives reduce violence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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