The longitudinal effects of a rape-prevention program on fraternity men's attitudes, behavioral intent, and behavior.
Rape myth acceptance, likelihood of raping, and sexually coercive behavior of 145 fraternity men randomly assigned to a control group or a rape-prevention program were surveyed. One third of 23 fraternities on a mid-Atlantic public university campus volunteered to participate in the study. The rape-prevention intervention consisted of "the men's program," a victim empathy-based presentation titled "How to help a sexual assault survivor: What men can do." Although no evidence of change in sexually coercive behavior was found, significant 7-month declines in rape myth acceptance and the likelihood of committing rape were shown among program participants. In the case of rape myth acceptance, the 7-month decrement remained lower in the participant group than in the control group. Implications of using these initial findings from the men's program for rape-prevention programming are discussed.
Foubert
J D
JD
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. Foubert@Virginia.edu
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013333:Student Health Services; D014495:Universities