title: An evaluation of a mixed-gender date rape prevention workshop.
abstract: A randomized, posttest-only experimental design was used to compare the date-rape attitudes of university students who were exposed to a mixed-gender date-rape workshop (n = 163) with those of students who were not exposed (n = 168). A previously validated instrument, the 25-item Date Rape Attitudes Survey (DRAS), was used as the criterion measure. Three hypotheses were tested, with the following results: (1) Men reported attitudes that were more tolerant of date rape than those reported by women (ie, the men were more likely to condone date rape); (2) students in the control group reported attitudes that were more tolerant of date rape than those reported by students in the treatment group; and (3) men exhibited a greater effect from the program than did women. Finally, the authors discuss implications of the study and offer recommendations for future research evaluating date-rape prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holcomb
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sarvela
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sondag
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Holcomb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*