An Experimental Assessment of Third Parties as Potential Guardians: Victim Gender, Conflict, and Individual Perceptions of Social Situations

The guardianship component of routine activity theory (RAT) remains underexamined. Recent research has emphasized “guardianship-in-action,” or the processes by which individuals evaluate potentially problematic situations. Research has also begun to identify conditions conducive to bystander interve...

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Authors: Moule, Richard K. (Author) ; Powers, Ráchael A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 13/14, Pages: NP7740-NP7764
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Keywords:
experimental vignette methodology
Routine Activity Theory
bystander intervention
guardianship-in-action
Capable guardianship

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