Using a cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 7,945 college undergraduates, the authors report on the association between having received Green Dot active bystander behavior training and the frequency of actual and observed self-reported active bystander behaviors as well as violence acceptance norms. Of 2,504 students aged 18 to 26 who completed the survey, 46 percent had heard a Green Dot speech on campus, and 14 percent had received active bystander training during the past 2 years. Trained students had significantly lower rape myth acceptance scores than did students with no training. Trained students also reported engaging in significantly more bystander behaviors and observing more self-reported active bystander behaviors when compared with nontrained students. When comparing self-reported active bystander behavior scores of students trained with students hearing a Green Dot speech alone, the training was associated with significantly higher active bystander behavior scores. Those receiving bystander training appeared to report more active bystander behaviors than those simply hearing a Green Dot speech, and both intervention groups reported more observed and active bystander behaviors than nonexposed students. (Published Abstract)
Evaluation of Green Dot: An Active Bystander Intervention to Reduce Sexual Violence on College Campuses
NCJ Number
235700
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: June 2011 Pages: 777-796
Date Published
June 2011
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This study reported on the association between having received Green Dot active bystander behavior training and the frequency of actual and observed self-reported active bystander behaviors as well as violence acceptance norms.
Abstract