Bystander Action in Situations of Dating and Sexual Aggression: A Mixed Methodological Study of High School Youth

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2321-2336

  Edwards, Katie M ^a   Rodenhizer Stämpfli, Kara Anne ^a   Eckstein, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bystander action; Dating violence; Focus groups; Helping; Mixed methods; Nonaction; Sexual violence; Social norms; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; COOPERATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; SEX OFFENSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84946489336     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-015-0307-z     Document Type: Article

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