Date of Award

5-1-2021

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (vi, 60 pages) : 1 illustration.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jessica L Martin

Committee Members

Lisa M McAndrew, Rhiana Wegner

Keywords

bystander intervention, college students, drinking games, rape, self-efficacy, sexual assault, College students, Alcohol and sex, Rape, Women college students, Bystander effect

Subject Categories

Counseling Psychology | Psychology | Social Psychology

Abstract

Heavy and problematic drinking and sexual assault warrant significant concern on U.S.college campuses. Emerging evidence suggests that the risk for sexual victimization is amplified in the context of high-risk drinking behavior—and despite recent attention to sexual assault (e.g., MeToo Movement), rates of perpetration remain largely unchanged. In applying the bystander intervention framework, our understanding of the relation between key factors that may facilitate or prevent behavioral action, or when and how these factors are most salient, is limited. The present study examined whether bystander attitudes and bystander self-efficacy predict bystander intent to intervene while accounting for prior intervention training exposure and social desirability bias. Hypotheses were tested among college student drinking gamers, a group at particular risk for involvement in situations of sexual violence.

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