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Interactions In Social Settings: The Relationship Between Alcohol And Sexual Assault Among College Students, Heather Lepper
Interactions In Social Settings: The Relationship Between Alcohol And Sexual Assault Among College Students, Heather Lepper
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Research has linked alcohol to violence and sexual assault, especially within the college student population. Most of this research focuses on the effects of alcohol on victims or perpetrators of sexual assault and not on bystanders of such situations. This study examines how self-reported drinking behavior affects students' ability to recognize risk of sexual assault in written scenarios and the various barriers that would inhibit their willingness to intervene. A sample of 275 students (183 female, 92 male) were asked to read one of three scenarios and respond to a brief questionnaire adapted from Burn's (2009) Barriers to Bystander Intervention …