Tricia H Witte1, Deborah M Casper1, Christine L Hackman2, Mazheruddin M Mulla3. 1. a Department of Human Development and Family Studies , University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA. 2. b Department of Kinesiology , California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo , California , USA. 3. c Department of Clinical Psychology , University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the well-being of bystanders who witness and intervene in sexual assault and dating violence situations on campus. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 321 young men and women from a large university in the southeastern United States. METHODS: Participants completed a survey at the end of the Spring semester of 2015 about risky situations they had witnessed, with follow-up questions about their responses to the situations (eg, whether they intervened or not) and feelings about their responses. Participants also completed standardized measures of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. RESULTS: Over 90% of the participants reported witnessing at least 1 of the risky events presented to them, and approximately 50% reported intervening in events. Intervening was associated with positive feelings, but traumatic stress symptoms were related to witnessing events and intervening. CONCLUSIONS: Results have direct implications for developing appropriate training programs for bystander intervention programs on college campuses.
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the well-being of bystanders who witness and intervene in sexual assault and dating violence situations on campus. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 321 young men and women from a large university in the southeastern United States. METHODS:Participants completed a survey at the end of the Spring semester of 2015 about risky situations they had witnessed, with follow-up questions about their responses to the situations (eg, whether they intervened or not) and feelings about their responses. Participants also completed standardized measures of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. RESULTS: Over 90% of the participants reported witnessing at least 1 of the risky events presented to them, and approximately 50% reported intervening in events. Intervening was associated with positive feelings, but traumatic stress symptoms were related to witnessing events and intervening. CONCLUSIONS: Results have direct implications for developing appropriate training programs for bystander intervention programs on college campuses.
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Keywords:
College; dating violence; prevention; sexual assault; vicarious trauma
Authors: Karine Brito Dos Santos; Sheila Giardini Murta; Luis Gustavo do Amaral Vinha; Juliana Silva de Deus Journal: Psicol Reflex Crit Date: 2019-10-16