APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Prior Sexual Violence Education Increases Men’s Willingness to Intervene in a Hypothetical Scenario

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Melanie Schanke
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Amy Brown
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Abstract

The study explored the potential impact of previous sexual violence training on willingness to intervene and sexual violence attitudes. In a field survey, young adults read and responded to one of two bystander scenarios. Men with previous training were more willing to intervene when compared to men without training.

Gender Issues/Sex Roles

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