Measuring Bystander Behavior in the Context of Sexual Violence Prevention: Lessons Learned and New Directions

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 2396-2418

  McMahon, Sarah ^a   Palmer, Jane E ^b   Banyard, Victoria ^c   Murphy, Megan ^d   Gidycz, Christine A ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bystander intervention; prevention; sexual assault; situational factors

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COLLEGE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OFFENDER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ASSAULT; VICTIM; COOPERATION; FEMALE; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX OFFENSES; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 85025124519     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260515591979     Document Type: Article

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