Predictors of College Women's Prosocial Bystander Intervention: Personal Characteristics, Sexual Assault History and Situational Barriers
| Autor: | Davidson, Carolyn M. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Psychology Psychology Social Psychology Social Research sexual assault psychology bystander intervention personality characteristics assault history situational barriers social women college predictors prosocial prosocial behavior barriers bystander behavior research regression correlation |
| Druh dokumentu: | Text |
| Popis: | Sexual assault is a major issue on college campuses (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000). Prosocial bystander behavior occurs when bystanders witnessing a potentially dangerous situation positively intervene. Recent research suggests that prosocial bystander behavior, in both men and women, can play a role in the prevention of sexual assault (Banyard, 2007). However, little research focuses on women as bystanders in situations of sexual assault. There are certain situational barriers that make it difficult to engage in prosocial bystander behavior (e.g., failure to notice, failure to identify a situation as high-risk, failure to take intervention responsibility, failure to intervene due to skills deficit, and failure to intervene due to audience inhibition). The current study examined predictors of prosocial bystander behavior, including the role of bystander attitudes and efficacy, personality traits, situational barriers to bystander behavior, and women’s history of sexual assault. In the final regression, positive bystander attitudes were the only significant predictors of bystander intervention behavior, with one situational barrier (failure to intervene due to audience inhibition), marginally related (e.g. when participants were concerned about how an audience would perceive their intervention, or that others would think they looked foolish, they were less likely to intervene). |
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