title: Evaluation of the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to Reduce Interpersonal Violence Among College Students Across Three Campuses.
abstract: Evidence suggests that interventions to engage bystanders in violence prevention increase bystander intentions and efficacy to intervene, yet the impact of such programs on violence remains unknown. This study compared rates of violence by type among undergraduate students attending a college campus with the Green Dot bystander intervention (n = 2,768) with students at two colleges without bystander programs (n = 4,258). Violent victimization rates were significantly (p < .01) lower among students attending the campus with Green Dot relative to the two comparison campuses. Violence perpetration rates were lower among males attending the intervention campus. Implications of these results for research and practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Center for Research on Violence Against Women, Lexington KY, USA ann.coker@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Ann L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Coker
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Center for Research on Violence Against Women, Lexington KY, USA.
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Swan
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Center for Research on Violence Against Women, Lexington KY, USA.
authors.forename: Corrine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Center for Research on Violence Against Women, Lexington KY, USA.
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Clear
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: DeGue
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009511:New England; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: bystander intervention; college students; dating violence; prevention; sexual harassment; sexual violence; stalking