Intervening in a “Sketchy Situation”: Exploring the Moral Motivations of College Bystanders of Sexual Assault

This mixed-methods research explored the moral motivations of undergraduates who identified as bystanders in a situation of potential sexual assault. In the quantitative analysis, we examined the difference between interveners and noninterveners with regard to their scores on the Moral Foundations Q...

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Authors: Gable, Samuel C. (Author) ; Lamb, Sharon (Author) ; Brodt, Madeline (Author) ; Atwell, Leah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: NP311-NP334
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