Skip to main content

ETHNOS_APP

Home • Search • Journals • List 0

Sexual violence prevention through bystander education

An experimental evaluation

Bibliographic Data

ID11045189
AuthorsVictoria L Banyard (0000-0002-9645-5055, University of New Hampshire at Manchester, corresponding author), Mary M Moynihan (University of New Hampshire at Manchester), Elizabethe G Plante (University of New Hampshire at Manchester)
Year2007
Volume35
Issue4
Pages463-481
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.20159
OpenAlexW2105819935
LanguageEN
Citations received260
References cited33

The current study used an experimental design to evaluate a sexual violence prevention program based on a community of responsibility model that teaches women and men how to intervene safely and effectively in cases of sexual violence before, during, and after incidents with strangers, acquaintances, or friends. It approaches both women and men as potential bystanders or witnesses to behaviors related to sexual violence. Three hundred and eighty‐nine undergraduates participated and were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups or a control group. Results from the research reveal that up to 2 months after participating in either a one‐ or three‐session version of the program, participants in the treatment conditions showed improvements across measures of attitudes, knowledge, and behavior while the control group did not. Most program effects persisted at 4‐ and 12‐month follow‐ups. The program appeared to benefit both women and men. Implications and future directions for research are discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 35: 463–481, 2007

Bystander effect · Criminology · Session (web analytics) · Sexual behavior · Sexual violence · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

  • Harnessing the Power of Online Participatory Theatre

    Open Access•Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan et al.•Action Research•2026

  • Prevention of sexual violence and domestic abuse through a university bystander intervention programme

    Christine Barter, Kelly Bracewell et al.•Journal of Gender-Based Violence•2024

  • Developing and Strengthening the Role of Institutions in Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Higher Education

    Open Access•Tri Winarni Soenarto-Putri, Nurdiana Nurdiana et al.•Multidisciplinary Journal of…•2024

  • Men Tackling Isolating Gender Violence to Fight against Sexual Harassment

    Open Access•Elias Nazareno, Ana Vidu et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Culture-Bearer, Culture-Sharer, Culture-Changer

    Open Access•Sarah Robinson, Sarah R Robinson et al.•Advances in Social Work•2020

  • Preventing Adult Sexual Violence Through Education

    Moira Carmody•Current Issues in Criminal Justice•2006

  • The missing and imagined perpetrator in rape prevention efforts

    Open Access•Lesley Mcmillan, D White•Women s History Review•2023

  • How Does Alcohol Consumption Affect Perceptions of One’s Own and a Drinking Partner’s Ability to Consent to Sexual Activity

    Michelle Drouin, Kristen N Jozkowski et al.•The Journal of Sex Research•2018

  • From campus to communities

    Open Access•Alexa Gainsbury, Alexa N Gainsbury et al.•BMC Public Health•2020

  • Sexual violence in nightlife and positive bystander intervention in an English city

    Open Access•Zara Quigg, Rebecca Bates et al.•BMC Public Health•2024

  • A safety app to respond to dating violence for college women and their friends

    Open Access•Nancy Gla, Amber Clough et al.•BMC Public Health•2015

  • Can Virtual Reality be Used for the Prevention of Peer Sexual Harassment in Adolescence? First Evaluation of the Virtual-PRO Program

    Open Access•Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez, María-Luisa Rodríguez-Dearriba et al.•Psychosocial Intervention•2024

  • Gender Based Violence in University Communities

    Susan Marine, Sundari Anitha et al.•Gender Based Violence in…•2018

  • Gender Based Violence in University Communities

    Open Access•Sundari ca /21 Jh Anthia, Sundari Anitha et al.•Gender Based Violence in…•2018

  • Variation in bystander behavior related to sexual and intimate partner violence prevention

    Victoria L Banyard, Mary M Moynihan•Psychology of Violence•2011

  • Reducing Sexual Violence on Campus

    Victoria L Banyard, Mary M Moynihan et al.•Journal of college student…•2009

  • Bystander programs addressing sexual violence on college campuses

    Ernest N Jouriles, Alison Krauss et al.•Journal of American College Health•2018

  • Changing Norms to Change Behavior

    Dale T Miller, Deborah A Prentice•Annual Review of Psychology•2016

  • Multi - College Bystander Intervention Evaluation for Violence Prevention

    Open Access•Ann L Coker, Heather M Bush et al.•American Journal of Preventive…•2016

  • A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration

    Open Access•Sarah Degue, Linda Anne Valle et al.•Aggression and Violent Behavior•2014

  • RCT Testing Bystander Effectiveness to Reduce Violence

    Open Access•Ann L Coker, Heather M Bush et al.•American Journal of Preventive…•2017

  • From work with men and boys to changes of social norms and reduction of inequities in gender relations

    Open Access•Rachel Jewkes, Michael Flood et al.•The Lancet•2015

  • Understanding the Role of Technology in Adolescent Dating and Dating Violence

    Open Access•Charlene K Baker, Patricia K Carreño•Journal of Child and Family Studies•2016

  • Re-victimization patterns in a national longitudinal sample of children and youth

    Open Access•David Finkelhor, Richard K Ormrod et al.•Child Abuse & Neglect•2007

  • Bystander Education Training for Campus Sexual Assault Prevention

    Jennifer Katz, Jessica Moore et al.•Violence and Victims•2013

  • To Act or Not to Act, That Is the Question? Barriers and Facilitators of Bystander Intervention

    Open Access•Sidney Bennett, Victoria L Banyard et al.•Journal of Interpersonal Violence•2014

  • Global Prevalence of Past-year Violence Against Children

    Susan Hillis, James Mercy et al.•PEDIATRICS•2016

  • Prevention of sexual violence among college students

    Erin E Bonar, Sarah Degue et al.•Journal of American College Health•2022

  • Measurement of the bystander intervention model for bullying and sexual harassment

    Open Access•Amanda B Nickerson, Ariel M Aloe et al.•Journal of Adolescence•2014

  • A Web-Based Sexual Violence Bystander Intervention for Male College Students

    Open Access•Laura F Salazar, Alana Vivolo-Kantor et al.•Journal of Medical Internet…•2014

  • Trends in Youth Internet Victimization

    Open Access•Lisa M Jones, Kimberly Mitchell et al.•Journal of Adolescent Health•2012

  • “Coaching Boys into Men”

    Open Access•Elizabeth Miller, Daniel J Tancredi et al.•Journal of Adolescent Health•2012

  • Sexting

    Open Access•Shelley Walker, Lena Sanci et al.•Journal of Adolescent Health•2013

  • Pornography Viewing among Fraternity Men

    John D Foubert, Matthew W Brosi et al.•Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity•2011

  • Methodology over Ideology

    Amy L Brown

  • Reactions to Actions

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Moschella, Victoria L Banyard•The Journal of Primary Prevention•2020

  • Developments in Sexual Assault Resistance Education

    Open Access•Mellisa Holtzman, Chadwick L Menning•Journal of Applied Social Science•2019

  • Preventing sexual violence in college men

    Open Access•Kathryn M Yount, Tran Hung Minh et al.•BMC Public Health•2020

  • Who Steps in and for Whom? The Impact of Bystander Relationship and Victim Gender on the Likelihood of Helping Behavior During Sexual Harassment

    Kayla Ford, Lindsay S Ham et al.•Journal of Child Sexual Abuse•2026

  • Pelecehan Seksual, Seksisme dan Bystander

    Open Access•Putri Miftahul Jannah•Psikobuletin Buletin Ilmiah…•2021

  • The Efficacy of Bystander Interventions on Prejudiced Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Intervening in the United States

    Open Access•Jayden Varline, Joe Kaberlein•Journal of Victimology and Victim…•2025

  • The Paradox of Interactive Media

    Open Access•Nicholas David Bowman, Sun Joo Ahn et al.•Frontiers in Communication•2020

  • Prevalence of exposure to someone else’s firearm violence, threats, and risky behavior among a national sample of young people in the United States

    Open Access•Kimberly Mitchell, Victoria L Banyard et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2025

  • Predictors of College Women’s Rape Myth Acceptance and Bystander Attitudes

    Justine Diener O’Leary, Erin M Myers et al.•Journal of Student Affairs…•2022

  • Reaching Conservative Students in Bystander Training Against Sexual Assault

    Sharon Lamb, Lindsey White et al.•Journal of Student Affairs…•2024

  • Building a high school violence prevention app to educate and protect students

    Simon J Potter, Elizabeth A Moschella et al.•Journal of Research on Technology…•2024

  • “I'm not batman” and other factors impacting bystander intervention against sexual violence in Australian nightlife settings

    Open Access•Aimee-Rose Wrightson-Hester, Alfred Allan et al.•Analyses of Social Issues and…•2022

  • Message Fatigue to Bystander Intervention Messages

    Tobias Reynolds‐tylu, Kaylee M Lukacena et al.•Health Communication•2021

  • Ending Sexual Harassment in Science

    Hannah A Valantine, Charlene E Le Fauve et al.•Academic Medicine•2022

  • Prevention of violence against LGBTIQ+ youth

    Open Access•Miranda Christou, Regina Gairal‐casadó et al.•International Journal of…•2024

  • Behavioral modeling

    Emily A Andrews, Janet Z Yang•Communication Research Reports•2021

  • Modeling the Social and Spatial Proximity of Crime

    Open Access•Claire Kelling, C Graif et al.•Journal of Quantitative Criminology•2021

  • Moral motivations of bystanders in potential sexual assault situations

    Madeline Brodt, Sharon Lamb et al.•Journal of Moral Education•2023

  • ‘Never mind the mechanics, what about the (sexual) ethics?’ Sex, sexuality and social work education in sexual violence prevention

    Eileen Oak, Shirley Jülich et al.•Social Work Education•2020

  • Can jurors be biased in their evaluation of third-party evidence within cases of rape

    Open Access•Ashleigh Parsons, Dara Mojtahedi•International Journal of Law and…•2022

  • Twelve tips to foster healthcare student recognition and reporting of unprofessional behaviour or concerns

    Open Access•Helen Anne Nolan, 真壽美 荒木 et al.•Medical Teacher•2023

  • Surviving organizational tolerance of sexual harassment

    Jessica L Ford, Sonia R Ivancic•Journal of Applied Communication…•2020

  • “I Can't Fully Explain It, but Something Just Feels Off”

    Open Access•Terese Hartmann, Sarah van Mastrigt et al.•Scandinavian Journal of Psychology•2026

  • The Micro-situational Context of Sexual Offences Against Adult Women

    Open Access•Alana Cook, Benoît Leclerc et al.•Crime & Delinquency•2021

  • Enacting Equality in Organizations

    Open Access•M Htun, Justine E Tinkler et al.•Socius Sociological Research for…•2025

  • Aural Intimacy as Feminist Counter-Space

    Open Access•Gary Shepherd, Holly Murphy et al.•Women s Studies in Communication•2026

  • The Impact of College Education on Rape Myth Acceptance, Alcohol Expectancies, and Bystander Attitudes

    Ráchael A Powers, Jennifer A Leili et al.•Deviant Behavior•2015

  • My Life is Controlled by a Lingering Thought in My Head That it Could Happen Anytime”

    Robert E Babcock, Carrie A Kortegast•Journal of Women and Gender in…•2024

  • The Field School Syllabus

    Open Access•Carol E Colaninno, Emily L Beahm et al.•Advances in Archaeological Practice•2021

  • Creating and Supporting a Harassment- and Assault-Free Field School

    Open Access•Carol E Colaninno, Shawn P Lambert et al.•Advances in Archaeological Practice•2020

  • The effectiveness of the Bringing in the BystanderTM program among first-year students at a religiously-affiliated liberal arts college

    Open Access•Elizabeth M Inman, Stephenie R Chaudoir et al.•Journal of Social and Political…•2018

  • Before #MeToo

    Open Access•Jordan Fairbairn•Societies•2020

  • Silence on sexual offences committed at Japanese universities

    Open Access•Syû Ono•Contemporary Japan•2025

  • Multiple sexual violence prevention tools

    Open Access•Victoria L Banyard, Simon J Potter et al.•Journal of Aggression Conflict…•2017

  • Contextualizing the 1990 campus security act and campus sexual assault in intersectional and historical terms

    Open Access•Rebecca Graham, Amanda Konradi•Journal of Aggression Conflict…•2017

  • You the man

    Cathy Plourde, Nancy Shore et al.•Arts & Health•2015

  • Physical assault perpetration and victimisation among Chinese university students

    Jia Xue, Naixue Cui et al.•China Journal of Social Work•2019

  • Rethinking the Bystander Effect in Violence Reduction Training Programs

    Open Access•Mark Levine, Richard Philpot et al.•Social Issues and Policy Review•2019

  • Better policy interventions through intersectionality

    Open Access•Elizabeth R Cole, Lauren E Duncan•Social Issues and Policy Review•2022

  • From geek masculinity to Gamergate

    Open Access•Michael Salter•Crime Media Culture An…•2017

  • Interpersonal Violence Among African American Young Adult Women and the Violence Interruption Process as a Bystander Intervention

    Open Access•Wachell McKendrick•Journal of African American Studies•2020

  • It’s On Us.” The Role of Social Media and Rape Culture in Individual Willingness to Mobilize Against Sexual Assault

    Cory L Armstrong, Jessica Mahone•Mass Communication & Society•2016

  • “I felt represented”

    Open Access•Heidi Adams Rueda, Qihao Zhan et al.•Qualitative Social Work•2026

  • Disciplining bystanders

    Angie Abdelmonem•Feminist Media Studies•2020

  • Metoo in practice

    Cory L Armstrong, Jessica Mahone•Feminist Media Studies•2021

  • Putting ethical sex into practice

    Moira Carmody, Georgia Ovenden•Journal of Youth Studies•2013

  • Workplace violence

    Open Access•Emily Schindeler•Theoretical Criminology•2013

  • Verbal sexual harrassment

    Işıl Işık, Işıl Işik et al.•Asian Journal of Women s Studies•2015

  • Pro‐social bystander sexual violence prevention workshops for first year university students

    Open Access•Zoran Stojanov, Gareth J Treharne et al.•Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of…•2021

  • Urban Commuter Campus Students’ Perspectives on Sexual Violence

    Open Access•Martina Delle Donne, Kimberly DeLaCruz et al.•Journal of Urban Health•2019

  • Pathways of Self-Determination

    Open Access•Chiara Urone, Ginevra Passiglia et al.•Sexuality & Culture•2023

  • Sexual Violence in Young People

    Open Access•Sarah Tibbels, Massil Benbouriche•Sexuality & Culture•2024

  • Gendered Responses to Gendered Harms

    Open Access•G Baillie, Bianca Fileborn et al.•Violence Against Women•2021

  • Challenge and Opportunity in Evaluating a Diffusion-Based Active Bystanding Prevention Program

    Open Access•Patricia G Cook-Craig, Ann L Coker et al.•Violence Against Women•2014

  • Correlates of Bystander Intervention Among Heavy Drinking College Men

    Open Access•Lindsay M Orchowski, Katelyn T Kirk-Provencher et al.•Violence Against Women•2022

  • Bar Training for Active Bystanders

    Open Access•Ráchael A Powers, Jennifer A Leili et al.•Violence Against Women•2017

  • Sisterhood May Be Powerful for Reducing Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence

    Open Access•Mary M Moynihan, Victoria L Banyard et al.•Violence Against Women•2011

  • Nonconsensual Distribution of Sexually Explicit Images Within a Context of Coercive Control

    Open Access•Christina M Dardis, Elizabeth C Richards•Violence Against Women•2022

  • A Qualitative Analysis of Bystander Intervention Among Heavy-Drinking College Men

    Open Access•Daniel W Oesterle, Lindsay M Orchowski et al.•Violence Against Women•2018

  • The Green Light for Green Dot

    Open Access•Danielle M Davidov, Kaitlyn Hill et al.•Violence Against Women•2019

  • Preventing Gender-Based Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults

    Open Access•Claire V Crooks, Peter G Jaffe et al.•Violence Against Women•2018

  • How Do You Define Sexual Harassment

    Open Access•Alexandra I Zelin, Brittany Branda et al.•Violence Against Women•2021

  • The Role of Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Pro-Social Bystander Interventions in Contexts of Gender Violence

    Open Access•Wm Michael Fleming, Jacquelyn D Wiersma-Mosley•Violence Against Women•2015

  • The Effects of Exposure to Negative Social Reactions and Participant Gender on Attitudes and Behavior Toward a Rape Victim

    Open Access•Amy L Brown•Violence Against Women•2018

  • Challenges of Bystander Intervention in Male-Dominated Professional Sport

    Open Access•Julienne Corboz, Michael Flood et al.•Violence Against Women•2015

  • The long‐term mental health consequences of child sexual abuse

    Open Access•Victoria L Banyard, Linda M Williams et al.•Journal of Traumatic Stress•2001

  • Sexual assault on college campuses

    Open Access•Kimberly H Breitenbecher•Applied and Preventive Psychology•2000

  • Forced sexual intercourse and associated health-risk behaviors among female college students in the United States.

    Nancy D Brener, Pamela M McMahon et al.•Journal of Consulting and…•1999

  • The Sexual Victimization of College Women

    Bonnie S Fisher, Francis T Cullen et al.•PsycEXTRA Dataset•2000

  • Fostering men's responsibility for preventing sexual assault.

    Alan D Berkowitz•Preventing violence in…•2002

  • A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology.

    Douglas P Crowne, David Marlowe•Journal of Consulting Psychology•1960

  • Sexual Assault on the College Campus

    Martin D Schwartz, Martin Schwartz et al.•Sexual assault on the college…•1997

  • The scope of rape

    Mary P Ko, Mary P Koss et al.•Journal of Consulting and…•1987

  • Examining Elements of Campus Sexual Violence Policies

    Open Access•Roberto Hugh Potter, Jeanne E Krider et al.•Violence Against Women•2000

  • The Role of Profeminist Men in Dealing With Woman Abuse on the Canadian College Campus

    Open Access•W S Dekeseredy, Martin D Schwartz et al.•Violence Against Women•2000

  • Forced Sex and Intimate Partner Violence

    Open Access•Jacquelyn C Campbell, Karen L Soeken•Violence Against Women•1999

  • Women's Hostility Toward Women and Rape and Sexual Harassment Myths

    Open Access•Gloria Cowan•Violence Against Women•2000

  • Revisiting Unwanted Sexual Experiences on Campus

    Open Access•Victoria L Banyard, Elizabeth G Plante et al.•Violence Against Women•2005

  • Risk Factors For Sexual Victimization In Dating

    Open Access•Melissa J Himelein•Psychology of Women Quarterly•1995

  • First Year Campus Acquaintance Rape Education

    Open Access•Kimberly A Lonsway, Chevon Kothari•Psychology of Women Quarterly•2000

  • An Acquaintance Rape Prevention Program

    Open Access•Holly A Pinzone-Glover, Christine A Gidycz et al.•Psychology of Women Quarterly•1998

  • Preventing Acquaintance Rape Through Education

    Open Access•Kimberly A Lonsway•Psychology of Women Quarterly•1996

  • Effects of a sexual assault peer education program on men’s belief in rape myths

    Open Access•John D Foubert, Kenneth A Marriott•Sex Roles•1997

  • Rape Myth Acceptance

    Open Access•Diana L Payne, Kimberly A Lonsway et al.•Journal of Research in Personality•1999

  • Bystander education

    Open Access•Victoria L Banyard, Elizabethe G Plante et al.•Journal of Community Psychology•2004

  • Rape prevention with high-risk males

    Open Access•Paul A Schewe, William O’donohue et al.•Archives of Sexual Behavior•1996

  • What works in prevention

    Maury Nation, Cindy A Crusto et al.•American Psychologist•2003

Unique citing works260
Citations per year13
Citation span2006 - 2026 (21)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 252
Ethnos_APP • Open Source Project • MIT License • Frontend v2.0.0 • Privacy and Cookies • API Documentation: api.ethnos.app/docs • API Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17049435 • Frontend Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17050053 • cruz.rio.br • Expectantes Misericordiae