Citation

Foubert JD, Perry BC. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(1): 70-86.

Affiliation

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801206295125

PMID

17179405

Abstract

Fraternity members and male student athletes responded to open-ended questions assessing the impact of an empathy-based rape prevention program. All participants reported either lasting attitude or behavior changes; most reported both. Participants reported increased understanding of how rape might feel and attributed this change to seeing a videotape describing a male-on-male rape situation. Participants refrained from telling jokes about rape and reported feeling more effective when helping survivors seeking assistance. These behavior changes were attributed to the videotape and to a section of the program encouraging participants to confront rape jokes and challenge sexist behaviors.

Language: en