Evaluation of the Define It! Program for Raising Critically Conscious Bystander Behaviors

Across two studies with cohorts of undergraduate students who previously completed a bystander intervention program, a consciousness-raising intervention called Define It! was evaluated for its efficacy in increasing critically conscious intentions. Data were collected pre, post, and one-month using...

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Main Author: Cadaret, Michael C. (Author)
Contributors: Ritter, Molly ; Kohnen, Sarah ; Bergman, Zoë ; Folio, Francesca ; Albrecht, Josephine
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 9, Pages: 2373-2396
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Keywords:
College students
critical consciousness
sexual assault prevention
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Summary:Across two studies with cohorts of undergraduate students who previously completed a bystander intervention program, a consciousness-raising intervention called Define It! was evaluated for its efficacy in increasing critically conscious intentions. Data were collected pre, post, and one-month using the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMAS-SF; Payne et al., 1999) and Critically Conscious Bystander Scale (CCBS; Johnson et al., 2019). Following recommendations for novel intervention research by Rounsaville et al., we present our findings across two studies. Study 1 demonstrated that the program was feasible, acceptable, and specified the CCBS as an adequate measure of change. Study 2, (n = 38) randomly assigned student participants to control or intervention groups. Results demonstrated significant increases on CBBS for intervention participants compared to the control.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241257247