Self-Persuasion: An Experimental Evaluation of a Sexual Aggression Preventive Intervention for U.S. College Men

Grounded in the self-persuasion paradigm (an indirect persuasion approach, which places people in situations that motivate them to change their behavior), this study evaluated a brief, online intervention to reduce sexual aggression perpetration and increase prosocial bystander behaviors among heter...

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Authors: Wong, Y. Joel (Author) ; McDermott, Ryon C. (Author) ; Zounlome, Nelson O. O. (Author) ; Klann, Elyssa M. (Author) ; Peterson, Zoë D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 2037-2061
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