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Men's Program: Does It Impact College Men's Self-Reported Bystander Efficacy and Willingness to Intervene?

NCJ Number
235698
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: June 2011 Pages: 743-759
Author(s)
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; John D. Foubert; Hope M. Brasfield; Brent Hill; Shannon Shelley-Tremblay
Date Published
June 2011
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This article presents the effectiveness of a rape-prevention program directed at college men.
Abstract
This study considered whether a rape prevention program could reduce men's rape myth acceptance, enhance the perceived effectiveness of college men's bystander behavior, and increase men's willingness to intervene as bystanders in potentially dangerous situations. As predicted, college men who experienced The Men's Program significantly increased their self-reported willingness to help as a bystander and their perceived bystander efficacy in comparison to college men who experienced the comparison condition. Men's Program participants also significantly decreased their self-reported rape myth acceptance in comparison with comparison condition participants. The college policy and rape prevention program planning implications of these findings are discussed. (Published Abstract)