Describing youth as actionists for peer sexual violence prevention

Correlates of opportunity to act

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15748889
AutoresVictoria L Banyard (0000-0002-9645-5055, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, autor de correspondencia), Katie Edwards (0000-0001-6212-6010, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Kimberly Mitchell (0000-0003-1974-1637, University of New Hampshire at Manchester), Patricia Greenberg (0000-0001-6652-5019, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Lisa M Jones (0000-0002-2451-4095, University of New Hampshire)
Año2021
Volumen6
Número1
Páginas61-78
Fecha de publicación2021-07-13
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Gender-Based Violence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2398-6808 • E-ISSN: 2398-6816
EditorialPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/239868021x16231534981819
OpenAlexW3178825616
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas18

Objective: An emerging prevention strategy to reduce peer sexual violence among adolescents is bystander training (that is, actionism). The situational-cognitive model of actionism describes key variables that may promote action, the first of which is detecting the opportunity to help. The purpose of this study was to examine this first stage of action to better understand youth who report opportunity to respond to situations of sexual violence. Method: The current cross-sectional study examined a measure of youth bystander opportunity in a baseline sample of youth in school grades 7–10 in the Great Plains region of the US (N=2,225). Students indicated whether they witnessed four situations related to risk of peer sexual violence. Results: Opportunities for actionism varied based on the type of situation. Opportunities to intervene were most common for situations involving unwanted touching and sexual rumours. Older youth, girls and youth with self-reported risk factors such as alcohol use and internalising symptoms were more likely to report opportunities for actionism. Discussion: Further study of bystander opportunity and correlates of bystander opportunity could help better tailor prevention approaches to provide practice in strategies that are based on the range of opportunities which particular groups of youth may be most likely to encounter

Action (physics · Bystander effect · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Peer group · Peer pressure · Peer victimization · Poison control · Sexual violence · Situational ethics · Suicide prevention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology