The Effectiveness of Male-Targeted Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis

According to Black et al., one in five women will be raped during their lifetimes. In one national survey, it was found that of 14,989 female college students from nine institutions, 34% reported experiencing a completed or attempted sexual assault in their lifetimes and 21% of them reported that they had experienced a completed or attempted sexual assault as a college student. Therefore, effective sexual assault prevention efforts targeted at men are needed, and several initiatives have been developed. The current study provides a meta-analytic investigation of male-targeted sexual assault prevention interventions. Eligible studies were located from the following databases: Psychological Information Database, Education Resources Information Center, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Google Scholar, Dissertation Abstracts Online, Criminal Justice Abstracts, and reference sections of relevant articles. The weighted mean effect size for between-subjects studies of sexual assault attitudes showed improvement ( d = −0.24, k = 25), and the effect was statistically significant ( p < .001). The weighted mean effect size for between-subjects studies of future inclinations toward engaging in sexually aggressive behavior ( d = −0.20, k = 13, p = .02) and toward engaging in sexual assault prevention behavior ( d = 0.27, k = 10, p = .007) showed statistically significant improvements as well. However, the weighted mean effect sizes for between-subjects studies of rape empathy, sexual assault knowledge, sexual assault–related attitudes, and sexual assault perpetration were nonsignificant. Results show there is significant room for growth, both in terms of practical applications and further research.

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Women of Color Student Survivors’ Perceptions of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programming

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/10778012211070310 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 107780122110703

Author(s):

Nadeeka Karunaratne ◽

Jessica C. Harris

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Women Of Color ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Prevention Programming ◽

Student Orientation ◽

Campus Sexual Assault ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

New Student Orientation ◽

Sexual Assault Perpetration ◽

Assault Prevention

This article presents a qualitative study of 44 Women of Color undergraduate student survivors’ perceptions of campus sexual assault prevention programming using the framework of standpoint theory. Participants held perceptions concerning online training prior to college, the in-person presentations they attended during new student orientation, and the lack of information relayed through prevention programs about sexual assault perpetration. Findings highlight the need for continued research investigating the standpoints of Women of Color students to better inform implementation of prevention efforts.

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Effects of bystander sexual assault prevention programs on promoting intervention skills and combatting the bystander effect: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Experimental Criminology ◽

10.1007/s11292-020-09417-y ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Heather Hensman Kettrey ◽

Robert A. Marx

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Bystander Effect ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Assault Prevention

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Bystander Education Training for Campus Sexual Assault Prevention: An Initial Meta-Analysis

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-12-00113 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 1054-1067 ◽

Cited By ~ 110

Author(s):

Jennifer Katz ◽

Jessica Moore

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Behavioral Outcomes ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Campus Sexual Assault ◽

Initial Support ◽

Education Training ◽

Assault Prevention

The present meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of bystander education programs for preventing sexual assault in college communities. Undergraduates trained in bystander education for sexual assault were expected to report more favorable attitudes, behavioral proclivities, and actual behaviors relative to untrained controls. Data from 12 studies of college students (N = 2,926) were used to calculate 32 effect sizes. Results suggested moderate effects of bystander education on both bystander efficacy and intentions to help others at risk. Smaller but significant effects were observed regarding self-reported bystander helping behaviors, (lower) rape-supportive attitudes, and (lower) rape proclivity, but not perpetration. These results provide initial support for the effectiveness of in-person bystander education training. Nonetheless, future longitudinal research evaluating behavioral outcomes and sexual assault incidence is needed.

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The Relationship Between Immorality and Cleansing

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000349 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 303-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jedidiah Siev ◽

Shelby E. Zuckerman ◽

Joseph J. Siev

Keyword(s):

Effect Size ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Weighted Mean ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. In a widely publicized set of studies, participants who were primed to consider unethical events preferred cleansing products more than did those primed with ethical events ( Zhong & Liljenquist, 2006 ). This tendency to respond to moral threat with physical cleansing is known as the Macbeth Effect. Several subsequent efforts, however, did not replicate this relationship. The present manuscript reports the results of a meta-analysis of 15 studies testing this relationship. The weighted mean effect size was small across all studies (g = 0.17, 95% CI [0.04, 0.31]), and nonsignificant across studies conducted in independent laboratories (g = 0.07, 95% CI [−0.04, 0.19]). We conclude that there is little evidence for an overall Macbeth Effect; however, there may be a Macbeth Effect under certain conditions.

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