Measurement and correlates of prosocial bystander behavior: The case of interpersonal violence

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-97

  Banyard, Victoria L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bystanders; Informal helpers; Prevention; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 44649119830     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.1.83     Document Type: Article

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