Alone in a Crowded Room: Moderating Effect of Male Peers on the Relation between Bystander Efficacy and Bystander Intervention for Sexual Aggression

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruschelle M. Leone ◽  
Dominic J. Parrott
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Bystander Intervention

scholarly journals Speak Up! Prosocial Intervention Verbalizations Predict Successful Bystander Intervention for a Laboratory Analogue of Sexual Aggression

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-243
Author(s):  
Dominic J. Parrott ◽  
Kevin M. Swartout ◽  
Andra Teten Tharp ◽  
Danielle M. Purvis ◽  
Volkan Topalli
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Laboratory Analogue ◽  
Speak Up ◽  
Peer Context

This study evaluated a mechanism by which men’s self-efficacy to intervene increases their likelihood of preventing a laboratory analogue of sexual aggression (SA) via specific verbalizations and whether alcohol inhibits this mechanism. A sample of 78 male peer dyads were randomly assigned to consume an alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage and complete a laboratory paradigm to assess bystander intervention to prevent SA toward a female who had ostensibly consumed an alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage. Participants’ verbalizations during the task were subjected to quantitative analysis. Regardless of alcohol use, bystander self-efficacy increased the likelihood of successful bystander intervention via participants’ use of more prosocial verbalizations. Findings highlight prosocial verbalizations within the male peer context that may effectively prevent SA.

Validity for an Integrated Laboratory Analogue of Sexual Aggression and Bystander Intervention

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic J. Parrott ◽  
Andra Teten Tharp ◽  
Kevin M. Swartout ◽  
Cameron A. Miller ◽  
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Laboratory Analogue

scholarly journals Speak Up! Prosocial Intervention Verbalizations Predict Successful Bystander Intervention for a Laboratory Analogue of Sexual Aggression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic J. Parrott ◽  
Kevin M. Swartout ◽  
Andra Teten Tharp ◽  
Danielle M. Purvis ◽  
Volkan Topalli
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Laboratory Analogue ◽  
Speak Up

“This is My Girl”: How Men’s Desires Obscure Women’s Sexual Aggression Experiences in Public Drinking Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Sarah Becker ◽  
Justine E. Tinkler
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sexual Contact ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Physical Threat ◽  
Public Drinking ◽  
Unwanted Sexual Contact

In this article, we use 198 interviews with young men and women to explore how they define and negotiate boundaries of unwanted sexual contact in public drinking settings. Men and women’s contrasting experiences reveal that in bars and nightclubs, sexual aggression against women is routine and typically involves physical threat. For men, however, consensual and nonaggressive contact can register as problematic when disruptive to men’s control of heterosexual interactions. Men’s aggression toward other men who disrupt their access to women is cause and consequence of women’s sexual aggression experiences being less visible. We contribute to sexual assault literature by illustrating how heterosexual power dynamics—specifically, disproportionate visibility and defense of men’s desires—shape tolerance of barroom sexual aggression, discourage bystander intervention, and set the stage for more serious forms of assault to occur and go unpunished.

Promoting the Community's Ability to Detect and Respond to Suicide Risk Through an Online Bystander Intervention Model-Informed Tool

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Karien Hill ◽  
Shawn Somerset ◽  
Ralf Schwarzer ◽  
Carina Chan
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intervention Model ◽  
Standard Material

Abstract. Background: The public health sector has advocated for more innovative, technology-based, suicide prevention education for the community, to improve their ability to detect and respond to suicide risk. Emerging evidence suggests addressing the bystander effect through the Bystander Intervention Model (BIM) in education material may have potential for suicide prevention. Aims: The current study aimed to assess whether BIM-informed tools can lead to improved readiness, confidence and intent in the community to detect and respond to suicide risk in others. Method: A sample of 281 adults recruited from the community participated in a randomized controlled trial comprising a factsheet designed according to the BIM (intervention group) and a standard factsheet about suicide and mental health (control group). Participants' self-reported detecting and responding to suicide risk readiness, confidence, and intent when presented with a suicidal peer was tested pre- and postintervention and compared across time and between groups. Results: The intervention group had significantly higher levels of detecting and responding to suicide risk readiness, confidence, and intent than the control group at postintervention (all p < .001) with moderate-to-large effect sizes. Limitations: The study was limited by a homogenous sample, too low numbers at follow-up to report, and self-report data only. Conclusion: This study demonstrates BIM-informed suicide prevention training may enhance the community's intervention readiness, confidence, and intent better than current standard material. Further testing in this area is recommended. While results were statistically significant, clinical significance requires further exploration.

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