Effects of group status and victim sex on male bystanders responses to a potential party rape

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 588-602

  Katz, Jennifer ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers to action; bystander effect; bystander intervention; college students; male victimization; men; party rape; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; RAPE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; VICTIM;

EID: 84930905453     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1029184     Document Type: Review

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