Evaluation of RISE: A Sexual Violence Prevention Program for Female College Students in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052095963
Author(s):  
Christina Nieder ◽  
Johannes Florenz Bosch ◽  
Anna Panaiota Nockemann ◽  
Joscha Kärtner
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Female College ◽  
Sexual Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Prevention Program

RISE, a sexual violence prevention program for female college students in India, covers topics on gender, healthy relationships, sexual violence, and bystander education, and focuses on the teaching of knowledge, the promotion of positive attitudes as well as the support of effective behaviors to prevent sexual violence against women in India. However, it is yet unclear what impact this program has in preventing sexual violence. In this evaluation study, a total of N = 245 female college students based in New Delhi and aged 17 to 22 years were assigned to a training ( N = 128) or a waitlist control group ( N = 117). The prevention program was conducted by two Indian professionals of a non-governmental organization (NGO) in New Delhi within five sessions. Results indicated that students in the training group showed significant increases in awareness of gender stereotypes, the importance of communication in relationships, bystander efficacy as well as intentions to intervene as a bystander in situations of violence when compared to students in the control group right after the program (posttest) and six months later (follow-up). Additionally, the training group displayed a significant increase of knowledge in all four program areas (gender, healthy relationships, sexual violence, and bystander education). Our findings implicate that future sexual violence prevention programs in India need to address women as well as men to effectively tackle sexual violence. In this context, bystander education seems to be one of the most promising approaches by targeting whole communities and creating new social norms regarding helping behavior and the prevention of sexual violence.

Commentary on Foubert, Godin, & Tatum (2010)

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 3383-3392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andra Teten Tharp ◽  
Sarah DeGue ◽  
Karen Lang ◽  
Linda Anne Valle ◽  
Greta Massetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
College Men ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Rigorous Evaluation ◽  
Sexual Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Prevention Program ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

Foubert, Godin, and Tatum describe qualitative effects among college men of The Men’s Program, a one-session sexual violence prevention program. This article and the program it describes are representative of many sexual violence prevention programs that are in practice and provide an opportunity for a brief discussion of the development and evaluation of sexual violence prevention approaches. In this commentary, we will focus on two considerations for an evolving field: the adherence to the principles of prevention and the use of rigorous evaluation methods to demonstrate effectiveness. We argue that the problem of sexual violence has created urgency for effective prevention programs and that scientific and prevention standards provide the best foundation to meet this need.

131. Coaching Boys into Men: Preliminary Success of a Sexual Violence Prevention Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. S85-S86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Miller ◽  
Heather McCauley ◽  
Maria Catrina Virata ◽  
Michele Decker ◽  
Daniel Tancredi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Sexual Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Prevention Program

Pilot trial of an online sexual violence prevention program for college athletes.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Martie P. Thompson ◽  
Heidi M. Zinzow ◽  
Jeffrey B. Kingree ◽  
Lauren E. Pollard ◽  
Jennifer Goree ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Sexual Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Prevention Program

Logic Models as a Tool for Sexual Violence Prevention Program Development

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 29S-37S ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie R. Hawkins ◽  
A. Monique Clinton-Sherrod ◽  
Neil Irvin ◽  
Laurie Hart ◽  
Sarah Jane Russell
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Sexual Violence Prevention ◽  
Logic Models ◽  
Violence Prevention Program

scholarly journals On Mindfulness Training for Promoting Mental Toughness of Female College Students in Endurance Exercise

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yi Wang ◽  
Jing Tian ◽  
Qingxuan Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
T Test ◽  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Female College ◽  
Paired T Test

Objective. The aim of this study was to examine the promoting effects of mindfulness training on female college students’ mental toughness in endurance exercise. Methods. A cluster sampling method was used to select 60 female college students as subjects. Based on the body mass index (BMI), stratified randomization was used to divide them into the mindfulness-training group and the control group. Participants in mindfulness-training group had an 8-week mindfulness training, while participants in control group waited. Before and after training, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used for pretest and posttest, and paired t-test and covariance analysis were performed on pretest and posttest between-group data. Results. (1) Paired t-test results showed the posttest scores (26.67 ± 3.56; 20.97 ± 3.66; 126.53 ± 8.59) of the three dimensions of description, nonresponse and FFMQ total score of the mindfulness-training group were higher than the pretest scores (25.53 ± 3.74; 19.23 ± 3.59; 121.43 ± 6.78). Statistical significance was shown in their differences (t = −2.25; −2.70; −3.25, p < 0.05 ). However, there was no statistical significance in the pretest and posttest of control group. The covariance analyses showed the posttest scores of the mindfulness-training group in three dimensions of description, nonresponse, and FFMQ were higher than the posttest scores of the control group. Statistical significance was shown in their differences (F = 6.55; 6.08; 5.91; p < 0.05 ). (2) Paired t-test showed posttest scores (46.50 ± 5.93; 30.40 ± 3.75; 15.00 ± 2.34) were significantly higher than pretest scores (42.60 ± 7.68; 26.50 ± 4.32; 12.87 ± 2.51) in all dimensions of the mental toughness of the mindfulness-training group. Statistical significance was shown in their differences (t = −3.135, −4.765, −4.922, p < 0.01 ). However, there was no significant difference in the pretest and posttest scores in all dimensions of the mental toughness of the control group. The covariance analysis showed that the posttest scores of all dimensions of the mental toughness of the mindfulness-training group were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (F = 11.133, 12.101, 16.053, all p < 0.001 ). (3) Paired t-test showed that the posttest score of the mindfulness-training group on exercise intensity perception immediately after 800-meter endurance run (5.67 ± 2.61) was lower than the pretest score (7.03 ± 1.24) and the difference was statistically significant (t = 4.18, p < 0.001 ), while the difference was not statistically significant in the control group. The covariance analysis showed that the posttest score of the mindfulness-training group on exercise intensity perception was lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (F = 15.81, p < 0.001 ). Conclusion. Mindfulness training improved the level of female college students’ mindfulness and mental toughness in their endurance sports, while reducing the fatigue feeling of female college students in endurance sports.

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