NCJ Number
235697
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: June 2011 Pages: 720-742
Date Published
June 2011
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This study evaluated a prevention program for men and a risk-reducton program from women.
Abstract
Men and women living in randomly selected 1st-year dormitories participated in tailored single-sex sexual assault prevention or risk-reduction programs, respectively. An evaluation of the men's project is presented (N = 635). The program incorporated social norms and bystander intervention education and had an impact on self-reported sexual aggression and an effect on men's perceptions that their peers would intervene when they encountered inappropriate behavior in others. Relative to the control group, participants also reported less reinforcement for engaging in sexually aggressive behavior, reported fewer associations with sexually aggressive peers, and indicated less exposure to sexually explicit media. (Published Abstract)