ArticlePsychology of violence2020
Community Actionists: Understanding Adult Bystanders to Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention in Communities.
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- A Systematic Review Exploring Variables Related to Bystander Intervention in Sexual Violence Contexts.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
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- Assessing measurement invariance of scales of likelihood and barriers to bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use among college students.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2026Article
- Intention to Act: Predicting Bystander Intervention in Violent Situations in South Korea.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- From Non-Traditional Sexual Behavior to Non-Legitimate Victims: Moral Virtue, Victim Blame, and Helping Intentions Toward a Woman Victim of Image-Based Sexual Abuse.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Bystander Intervention in Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review of Experiences and Outcomes.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Article
- Mixed Methods Community-Engaged Evaluation: Integrating Interventionist and Action Research Frameworks to Understand a Community-Building Violence Prevention Program.Journal of mixed methods research · 2023Article
- Changes in Collective Efficacy's Preventive Effect on Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exposure to Self-Directed Violence: Understanding Intention to Help and Helping Behaviors among Adolescents and Emerging Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Improving Social Norms and Actions to Prevent Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence: A Pilot Study of the Impact of Green Dot Community on Youth.Journal of prevention and health promotion · 2020Article
- "I'll Be That One Cockblocking Friend": Understanding Student Experiences of Bystander Intervention in Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault.Journal of sex researchArticle
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Abstract
Objectives: Researchers and practitioners are becoming increasingly aware that domestic and sexual violence (DSV) can be addressed at the community level by involving bystanders (or Methods: We surveyed 1,623 adults (age range = 18 and over; 95% White; 52% female) across four rural communities in New England using direct mail methods. We asked participants about their perceived opportunities for taking action in the face of acute DSV risk and about any such actions they had taken in their communities during the past year. We also asked about participants' perceptions of community prevention-related social norms. From this data, we calculated prevention action ratios that resulted in three groups of actionists: non-responders, occasional responders, and frequent responders. Results: Individuals who more consistently responded to DSV reported positive perceptions of community social norms and processes. The most involved group of actionists had stronger perceptions of injunctive community norms. Conclusions: Results suggest that prevention strategies that aim to change social norms among adults may enhance prevention outcomes in communities.
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