Citation

Edwards KM, Rodenhizer KA, Eckstein RP. J. Interpers. Violence 2017; ePub(ePub): 886260517698821.

Affiliation

University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260517698821

PMID

29294713

Abstract

We examined school personnel's engagement in bystander action in situations of teen dating violence (DV), sexual violence (SV), and sexual harassment (SH). We conducted focus groups with 22 school personnel from three high schools in New Hampshire. School personnel identified their own barriers to intervening in situations of teen DV, SV, and SH (e.g., not having the time or ability to intervene). School personnel also discussed the ways in which they intervened before (e.g., talking with teens about healthy relationships), during (e.g., breaking up fights between dating partners) and after (e.g., comforting victims) instances of teen DV, SV, and SH. These data can be used to support the development of bystander training for school personnel as one component of comprehensive DV, SV, and SH prevention for teens. In addition, these data provide information that can be used to develop measures that assess school personnel bystander action barriers and behaviors in instances of teen DV, SV, and SH.

Language: en

Keywords

bystander; dating violence; helping; schools; sexual assault; teachers