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The Bystander Approach: Strengths-Based Sexual Assault Prevention With At-Risk Groups

Sarah McMahon Center on Violence Against Women and Children, School of Social Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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G. Lawrence Farmer Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, Bronx, New York
Pages 1042-1065 | Published online: 09 Dec 2009

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Kristin Kenneavy. (2023) Extracurricular Involvement as a Predictor of Bystander Intervention to Prevent Interpersonal Violence. Journal of College and Character 24:4, pages 323-341.
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Brooke E. DeSipio & Christina Pallotti. (2023) Sex Communication: The New Consent Education. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 0:0, pages 1-14.
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Lorin Tredinnick & Sarah McMahon. (2021) College coaches’ influence on student-athlete engagement in sexual violence prevention: promoting readiness to help and awareness of campus resources. Sport in Society 24:2, pages 206-221.
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Rachel E. Riggs & Koji Yoshimura. (2022) The Influence of Group Identification with Student Subgroups on Perceptions of Bystander Intervention to Prevent Sexual Assault. Violence Against Women 29:6-7, pages 1144-1167.
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Avanti Adhia, Alice M. Ellyson & Emily Kroshus. (2022) Prevalence and Formal Reporting of Sexual Violence among Undergraduate Student-Athletes: A Multi-State Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 38:1-2, pages 418-442.
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Aimee‐Rose Wrightson‐Hester, Alfred Allan & Maria M. Allan. (2022) “I'm not batman” and other factors impacting bystander intervention against sexual violence in Australian nightlife settings. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 22:2, pages 669-693.
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Sarah R. Robinson, Abdel Casiano & Nada Elias-Lambert. (2020) “Is It My Responsibility?”: A Qualitative Review of University Students’ Perspectives on Bystander Behavior. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 23:1, pages 117-131.
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Charlie Huntington, Alan D. Berkowitz & Lindsay M. Orchowski. 2022. Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention. Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention 379 399 .
Meghan E. Morean, Nancy Darling, Jessie Smit, Jolie DeFeis, Maya Wergeles, Dana Kurzer-Yashin & Kaitlyn Custer. (2018) Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct: Preliminary Efficacy of a Peer-Led Bystander Training Program for Preventing Sexual Misconduct and Reducing Heavy Drinking Among Collegiate Athletes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 36:7-8, pages NP3453-NP3479.
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Heather L. Storer, Jennifer S. McCleary & Sherry Hamby. (2021) When it’s safer to walk away: Urban, low opportunity emerging adults’ willingness to use bystander behaviors in response to community and dating violence. Children and Youth Services Review 121, pages 105833.
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Chrystina Y. Hoffman. (2020) Factors Associated with #MeToo Involvement Among College Students. American Journal of Criminal Justice 46:1, pages 51-67.
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Andia M. Azimi, Jessica C. Fleming & Brittany E. Hayes. (2021) Victimization Prevention and Awareness on College Campuses: Interconnection Between Title IX and #MeToo. American Journal of Criminal Justice 46:1, pages 33-50.
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Deinera Exner-Cortens & Nina Cummings. (2017) Bystander-Based Sexual Violence Prevention With College Athletes: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 36:1-2, pages NP188-NP211.
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Kristen Yule & John Grych. (2017) College Students’ Perceptions of Barriers to Bystander Intervention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 35:15-16, pages 2971-2992.
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Jessica L. Lucero, Jennifer Roark & Andrea Patton. (2018) Neighborhood bystander intervention in intimate partner abuse: The role of social cohesion. Journal of Community Psychology 47:3, pages 641-651.
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Kristy L. McCray. 2019. Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention. Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention 733 744 .
Kristy Lee McCray, Sue Sutherland & Donna L Pastore. (2018) Creating Change in Intercollegiate Athletics: The Sexual Assault Prevention Paradigm for Athletic Departments. Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation:4, pages 25-53.
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Daniel W. Oesterle, Lindsay M. Orchowski, Oswaldo Moreno & Alan Berkowitz. (2018) A Qualitative Analysis of Bystander Intervention Among Heavy-Drinking College Men. Violence Against Women 24:10, pages 1207-1231.
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Sarah McMahon, Jane E. Palmer, Victoria Banyard, Megan Murphy & Christine A. Gidycz. (2015) Measuring Bystander Behavior in the Context of Sexual Violence Prevention: Lessons Learned and New Directions. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 32:16, pages 2396-2418.
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Danielle Labhardt, Emma Holdsworth, Sarah Brown & Douglas Howat. (2017) You see but you do not observe: A review of bystander intervention and sexual assault on university campuses. Aggression and Violent Behavior 35, pages 13-25.
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Kathryn J. Holland, Verónica Caridad Rabelo & Lilia Cortina. (2016) See Something, Do Something: Predicting Sexual Assault Bystander Intentions in the U.S. Military. American Journal of Community Psychology 58:1-2, pages 3-15.
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Julienne Corboz, Michael Flood & Sue Dyson. (2015) Challenges of Bystander Intervention in Male-Dominated Professional Sport. Violence Against Women 22:3, pages 324-343.
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Megan J. Murphy Austin, Christina M. Dardis, Milo S. Wilson, Christine A. Gidycz & Alan D. Berkowitz. (2015) Predictors of Sexual Assault–Specific Prosocial Bystander Behavior and Intentions. Violence Against Women 22:1, pages 90-111.
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Kristy L. McCray. (2014) Intercollegiate Athletes and Sexual Violence. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 16:4, pages 438-443.
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Sarah McMahon. (2014) Participation in High School Sports and Bystander Intentions, Efficacy to Intervene, and Rape Myth Beliefs. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 30:17, pages 2980-2998.
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Sarah McMahon. (2015) Call for Research on Bystander Intervention to Prevent Sexual Violence: The Role of Campus Environments. American Journal of Community Psychology 55:3-4, pages 472-489.
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Sarah McMahon, Judy L. Postmus, Corinne Warrener, Jennifer A. Martinez & Andrea Spencer-Linzie. (2013) A Statewide Exploration of Bystander and Gender-Role Attitudes in New Jersey. Affilia 28:3, pages 296-308.
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Erin A. Casey & Kristin Ohler. (2011) Being a Positive Bystander. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 27:1, pages 62-83.
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Peter Ciechanowski. (2012) The Youth Demographic and Sexual Assault -- Dangerous Times?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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