Does Who You Know Affect How You Act? The Impact of Relationships on Bystander Intervention in Interpersonal Violence Situations

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2018, Pages 2623-2642

  Palmer, Jane E ^a   Nicksa, Sarah C ^b   McMahon, Sarah ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminology; dating violence; prevention; sexual assault; situational factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; DATING VIOLENCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVENTION; PROBABILITY; RANDOM SAMPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL ASSAULT; VICTIM; VIGNETTE; CRIME VICTIM; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MALE; SEX OFFENSES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85033436085     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260516628292     Document Type: Article

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