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Examining The Perceived Role Of Empathy And Self-Efficacy Among College Students That Have Completed Bystander Training And Intervened To Prevent A Potential Sexual Assault Situation: A Phenomenological Study, Jennifer Cassandra Hawkinberry
Examining The Perceived Role Of Empathy And Self-Efficacy Among College Students That Have Completed Bystander Training And Intervened To Prevent A Potential Sexual Assault Situation: A Phenomenological Study, Jennifer Cassandra Hawkinberry
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The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand the perceived role of empathy and self-efficacy in college students that have completed a bystander intervention training program and intervened to prevent a potential sexual assault situation at two small private Christian colleges. The theories guiding this study are Bandura’s social learning theory and theories of self-efficacy. Bandura’s (1977) social learning theory suggests that individuals quickly learn new behaviors through observation and modeling. Bystander intervention programs that include opportunities for college students to observe and listen to the stories of females that have experienced a sexual assault may increase empathy …