Citation

Krieger H, Serrano S, Neighbors C. J. Coll. Stud. Dev. 2017; 58(3): 451-456.

Affiliation

Heather Krieger is a doctoral candidate in Psychology at the University of Houston. Surizaday Serrano is a research assistant at the University of Houston. Clayton Neighbors is Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American College Personnel Association)

DOI

10.1353/csd.2017.0033

PMID

29097835

PMCID

PMC5661995

Abstract

We examined the role of self-efficacy in preventing bystander inaction in dangerous alcohol situations. Participants (N = 504) completed an online survey that assessed whether they had previously witnessed or intervened in alcohol-related emergencies, their self-efficacy for intervening, and their likelihood of intervening in the future. Previously intervening was positively associated with self-efficacy and likelihood of intervening in the future. Furthermore, self-efficacy mediated the association between previously intervening and likelihood of intervening in the future. In conclusion, self-efficacy for intervening in social situations is associated with intervening in alcohol-related emergencies and is an important factor to consider when designing bystander interventions.

Language: en