title: Predicting Bystander Efficacy and Willingness to Intervene in College Men and Women: The Role of Exposure to Varying Levels of Violence in Pornography.
abstract: Students from two research universities completed items measuring the frequency of their using different kinds of pornography, and measures of their willingness and intent to intervene to help a bystander who might be experiencing sexual violence. Hierarchical logistic regressions showed that for men, violent/degrading pornography use, but not explicit but non-degrading pornography use, was significantly associated with reduced bystander willingness to intervene, but not associated with bystander efficacy. Women did not show the same impact of violent/degrading pornography use on the two bystander intervention variables. Results suggest violence/degrading pornography may contribute to a culture of acceptance of violence against women.
authors.affiliation: 1 Oklahoma State University, Edmond, OK, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Foubert
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Ana J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bridges
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D024201:Bystander Effect; D004882:Erotica / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: bystander intervention; pornography; violence