RT Article
T1 How Helpful Is Bystander Intervention? Perspectives of Dating and Sexual Violence Survivors
JF Violence against women
VO 30
IS 2
SP 575
OP 597
A1 McMahon, Sarah
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1878572563
AB While bystander intervention education has demonstrated promise as a strategy to reduce dating and sexual violence (DSV) on campus, little is known about whether survivors on whose behalf the interventions take place find these helpful. This paper uses qualitative, in-depth interviews with 33 DSV survivors to explore their perspectives on bystander intervention. Results indicate that while some interventions were identified as helpful, especially those that provided support to the survivor, many were not helpful enough or even harmful. Further work is needed to understand the consequences of bystander action.
K1 college campuses
K1 dating and sexual violence
K1 bystander intervention
DO 10.1177/10778012221117596