Citation

Murphy Austin MJ, Dardis CM, Wilson MS, Gidycz CA, Berkowitz AD. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(1): 90-111.

Affiliation

Independent Consultant, Mount Shasta, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215597790

PMID

26303402

Abstract

This study prospectively examined the impact of men's own attitudes and behaviors and perceptions of peer attitudes and behaviors on intentions and engagement in prosocial bystander behavior. Undergraduate men completed surveys at baseline and 4- and 7-month follow-ups. Men's perceptions of peer attitudes and behaviors and their own attitudes and behaviors were both important predictors of intentions. However, men's own attitudes and behaviors appeared to be more robustly predictive of behavior. Intentions to engage in bystander behavior were not predictive of behavior.

RESULTS support two specific areas of bystander intervention programming addressing misperceptions of social norms and personal attitudes and behaviors.

Language: en