An experimental evaluation of peer versus professional educators of a bystander program for the prevention of sexual and dating violence among college students

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 279-298

  Hines, Denise A ^a   Reed, Kathleen M Palm ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; program evaluation; rape; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BYSTANDER PROGRAM; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATING VIOLENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER EDUCATOR; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RAPE; RAPE EMPATHY SCALE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUAL VIOLENCE;

EID: 84929028923     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1009601     Document Type: Article

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