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The Bystander Approach To Sexual Assault Risk Reduction: Effects On Risk Recognition, Perceived Self-Efficacy, And Protective Behavior., Robert S. Bannon, John D. Foubert
The Bystander Approach To Sexual Assault Risk Reduction: Effects On Risk Recognition, Perceived Self-Efficacy, And Protective Behavior., Robert S. Bannon, John D. Foubert
John D. Foubert
Several characteristics of sexual assault awareness programs for women are associated with meeting the goals of risk reduction. To date, the literature lacks an exploration of how single-sex programs affect women, particularly when they take a bystander intervention focus using women's risk recognition and avoidance as outcome measures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of The Women's Program (Foubert, 2011), a sexual assault awareness program geared toward women. Participants consisted of 103 undergraduate women attending a large, public university in the Midwest United States. Women in the treatment group viewed a presentation of The Women's Program, …