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See Something, Do Something: Predicting Sexual Assault Bystander Intentions in the U.S. Military
dc.contributor.authorHolland, Kathryn J.
dc.contributor.authorRabelo, Verónica Caridad
dc.contributor.authorCortina, Lilia
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-17T21:18:10Z
dc.date.available2017-11-01T15:31:28Zen
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.identifier.citationHolland, Kathryn J.; Rabelo, Verónica Caridad ; Cortina, Lilia (2016). "See Something, Do Something: Predicting Sexual Assault Bystander Intentions in the U.S. Military." American Journal of Community Psychology 58(1-2): 3-15.
dc.identifier.issn0091-0562
dc.identifier.issn1573-2770
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/134152
dc.description.abstractSexual assault is a pervasive problem in the U.S. military, especially against women. Bystander intervention is increasingly promoted as important for reducing sexual violence, and it may be particularly helpful in contexts with high rates of sexual violence. Bystander training encourages and enables people to intervene safely and stop sexual violence. In this study, we drew from an ecological model to investigate intrapersonal, microsystem, and exosystem factors that predicted Service members’ assumption of personal responsibility to intervene in an alcohol‐involved sexual assault. Moreover, we examined how these predictors played a role in decisions about how to intervene: confronting the perpetrator, assisting the victim, or finding someone to help. We analyzed data from 24,610 active duty personnel collected by the Department of Defense. Several factors significantly related to Service members’ bystander intentions: gender, rank, morale, attitudes about sexual assault, training, and trust in the military sexual assault system predicted the likelihood and method of bystander intervention. These findings help identify how and why people intervene (or fail to intervene) when they witness situations that could develop into sexual violence.
dc.publisherU.S. Department of Justice
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otherMilitary personnel
dc.subject.otherBystander intervention
dc.subject.otherPrevention
dc.subject.otherSexual assault
dc.titleSee Something, Do Something: Predicting Sexual Assault Bystander Intentions in the U.S. Military
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134152/1/ajcp12077_am.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134152/2/ajcp12077.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajcp.12077
dc.identifier.sourceAmerican Journal of Community Psychology
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