Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Keith Kaufman
Date of Publication
Spring 7-26-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
Bystander effect, Sex crimes, Campus violence, Peer pressure, College administrators
DOI
10.15760/etd.6439
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 79 pages)
Abstract
In recent years, the use of bystander intervention training to address campus sexual violence has risen rapidly. More research is critically needed to guide the ongoing development and implementation of prevention efforts by campuses utilizing this relatively new approach. This investigation examined associations between college students' bystander intervention behavior and three key factors: (1) perceived peer norms supportive of sexual violence; (2) perceived campus administrative response to sexual violence; and (3) sense of campus community. Data from a sample of 2370 college students was analyzed using hierarchical linear regression to test both direct and moderated effects. Findings revealed that both peer norms supportive of sexual violence and perceptions of campus administrative response to sexual violence were significantly associated with bystander intervention. No significant direct or moderating effects related to sense of campus community were uncovered in this sample. Implications of this study include contributing to the current knowledge base about factors associated with bystander intervention behavior, and informing campus efforts to make bystander training programs more effective.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26524
Recommended Citation
McConnell, Erin Christine, "Bystander Intervention to Prevent Campus Sexual Violence: the Role of Sense of Community, Peer Norms, and Administrative Responding" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4554.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6439