title: Evaluation of Green Dot: an active bystander intervention to reduce sexual violence on college campuses.
abstract: Using a cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 7,945 college undergraduates, we report on the association between having received Green Dot active bystander behavior training and the frequency of actual and observed self-reported active bystander behaviors as well as violence acceptance norms. Of 2,504 students aged 18 to 26 who completed the survey, 46% had heard a Green Dot speech on campus, and 14% had received active bystander training during the past 2 years. Trained students had significantly lower rape myth acceptance scores than did students with no training. Trained students also reported engaging in significantly more bystander behaviors and observing more self-reported active bystander behaviors when compared with nontrained students. When comparing self-reported active bystander behavior scores of students trained with students hearing a Green Dot speech alone, the training was associated with significantly higher active bystander behavior scores. Those receiving bystander training appeared to report more active bystander behaviors than those simply hearing a Green Dot speech, and both intervention groups reported more observed and active bystander behaviors than nonexposed students.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0293, USA. ann.coker@uky.edu
authors.forename: Ann L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Coker
authors.forename: Patricia G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Cook-Craig
authors.forename: Corrine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Bonnie S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Clear
authors.forename: Lisandra S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Lea M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hegge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057566:Self Report; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D013333:Student Health Services; D013334:Students; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014495:Universities; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult