title: TakeCARE, a Video Bystander Program to Help Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Results of Two Randomized, Controlled Trials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present research reports on two randomized controlled trials evaluating TakeCARE, a video bystander program designed to help prevent sexual violence on college campuses.
  
  
  METHODS
  In Study 1, students were recruited from psychology courses at two universities. In Study 2, first-year students were recruited from a required course at one university. In both studies, students were randomly assigned to view one of two videos: TakeCARE or a control video on study skills. Just before viewing the videos, students completed measures of bystander behavior toward friends and ratings of self-efficacy for performing such behaviors. The efficacy measure was administered again after the video, and both the bystander behavior measure and the efficacy measure were administered at either one (Study 1) or two (Study 2) months later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both studies, students who viewed TakeCARE, compared to students who viewed the control video, reported engaging in more bystander behavior toward friends and greater feelings of efficacy for performing such behavior. In Study 1, feelings of efficacy mediated effects of TakeCARE on bystander behavior; this result did not emerge in Study 2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research demonstrates that TakeCARE, a video bystander program, can positively influence bystander behavior toward friends. Given its potential to be easily distributed to an entire campus community, TakeCARE might be an effective addition to campus efforts to prevent sexual violence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University.
authors.forename: Ernest N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Jouriles
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University.
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caiozzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Grych
keywords: bystander behavior; college students; prevention; randomized controlled trial; sexual violence