Differential Gender Responses to an Empathy Component of a Sexual Assault Prevention Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-413
Author(s):  
Denise A. Hines ◽  
Lia R. S. Bishop ◽  
Kathleen M. Palm Reed
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
Subsequent Behavior ◽  
Program Components ◽  
Assault Prevention ◽  
Bystander Behaviors

Although sexual assault (SA) prevention programs on college campuses are increasingly prevalent, no studies explore the influence of program components on outcomes. Empathy exercises are frequently included in such programs, with the intent of changing participant emotions and attitudes in order to change subsequent behavior. This study evaluated whether the inclusion of an empathy exercise within a SA prevention program impacted participants' emotions and attitudes, and subsequent helping behaviors in SA bystander situations. Three-hundred and seventy students (63% women) participated in an evaluation of a mandatory bystander intervention program; half the students received the program containing an empathy exercise and half received the program that did not. For women only, participation in the program with the empathy exercise led to more negative emotions and fewer attitudes condoning SA, the latter of which influenced greater prosocial bystander behaviors 6 months later.

scholarly journals Sexual Assault Prevention for Heavy Drinking College Men: Development and Feasibility of an Integrated Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1369-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay M. Orchowski ◽  
Nancy P. Barnett ◽  
Alan Berkowitz ◽  
Brian Borsari ◽  
Dan Oesterle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
College Men ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
Assault Prevention

Despite the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, few interventions aimed at decreasing college men’s proclivity to perpetrate sexual aggression have been developed and tested. This article details the theoretical framework, content, and piloting of a sexual assault prevention program for college men who engage in heavy drinking, a high-risk group who may be particularly well positioned to intervene as proactive bystanders in drinking environments. In an open trial, male facilitators delivered the three-session Sexual Assault and Alcohol Feedback and Education (SAFE) program to 25 heavy drinking college men. Session 1 was a 90-min review of personalized normative feedback regarding alcohol use, sexual activity, alcohol-related sexual consequences, understanding of consent, and engagement in bystander intervention, delivered individually in a motivational interviewing style. Session 2 was a 2½-hr group-based sexual assault prevention workshop focusing on social norms, empathy, masculinity, consent, and bystander intervention. Session 3 was a 90-min booster group session that reviewed previous topics and included the active practice of bystander intervention skills. Analyses of postsession assessments of utility, therapeutic alliance, and satisfaction and examination of alcohol use and sexual assault–related outcomes from baseline to the 2-month assessment support the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of the SAFE program.

The Relationship Between Participants' Perceptions of a Sexual Assault Prevention Program and Outcome

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Gidycz ◽  
Steven J. Lynn ◽  
Joanna Pashdag ◽  
Catherine Loh ◽  
Cindy Dowdall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assault Prevention

scholarly journals Community-level moderators of a school-based childhood sexual assault prevention program

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 295-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Morris ◽  
Chrystyna D. Kouros ◽  
Kim Janecek ◽  
Rachel Freeman ◽  
Alyssa Mielock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Assault Prevention

Integrating Sexual Assault Resistance, Bystander, and Men’s Social Norms Strategies to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses: A Call to Action

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay M. Orchowski ◽  
Katie M. Edwards ◽  
Jocelyn A. Hollander ◽  
Victoria L. Banyard ◽  
Charlene Y. Senn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Campus Sexual Assault ◽  
The Common ◽  
Assault Prevention ◽  
College Sexual Assault ◽  
Prevention Approach

Sexual assault prevention on college campuses often includes programming directed at men, women, and all students as potential bystanders. Problematically, specific types of sexual assault prevention are often implemented on campuses in isolation, and sexual assault risk reduction and resistance education programs for women are rarely integrated with other approaches. With increasing focus on the problem of sexual assault on college campuses, it is timely to envision a comprehensive and interconnected prevention approach. Implementing comprehensive prevention packages that draw upon the strengths of existing approaches is necessary to move toward the common goal of making college campuses safer for all students. Toward this goal, this commentary unpacks the models and mechanisms on which current college sexual assault prevention strategies are based with the goal of examining the ways that they can better intersect. The authors conclude with suggestions for envisioning a more synthesized approach to campus sexual assault prevention, which includes integrated administration of programs for women, men, and all students as potential bystanders on college campuses.

A Novel Model for Advancing Sexual Assault Education and Prevention on Campus

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-311
Author(s):  
Courtenay E. Cavanaugh
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Psychology Courses ◽  
Psychology Course ◽  
Assault Prevention ◽  
Novel Model

Teachers of psychology have been called to both educate college students about interpersonal violence (e.g., sexual assault) and use service learning. However, few models exist for how teachers may simultaneously address both of these calls. This article describes a service-learning course in psychology that integrated an evidence-based, bystander intervention program (BIP) into it in order to provide students with both sexual assault education and roles for advancing sexual assault prevention on campus. Sixteen students in an undergraduate psychology course watched TakeCare, a video shown to improve students’ positive bystander behavior to prevent sexual assault and then facilitated delivery of TakeCare to 156 other students on campus. This course illustrates a novel model for advancing sexual assault education and prevention on campus, and the model may be used in other psychology courses. Future directions for implementing and evaluating this model are described.

Collaborating with Academic Affairs: The Development of a Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Program Within an Academic Department

NASPA Journal ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Yeater ◽  
Patricia Miltenberger ◽  
Rita M. Laden ◽  
Shannon Ellis ◽  
William O'Donohue
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Academic Department ◽  
Academic Affairs ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assault Prevention

The history of a collaboration between an academic department and student affairs on a university campus is discussed. Details regarding the development and evaluation of a sexual assault prevention and counseling program are provided. Advantages to this collaboration for both the psychology department and student affairs are highlighted. Suggestions for future collaborations on other college campuses are discussed.

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