Violence

Full Article Title: Correlates of Bystander Intervention Among Heavy Drinking College Men

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Abstract

The present study utilized survey assessments to examine correlates of bystander intervention intentions among heavy drinking college men (N = 210). Intentions to engage in bystander intervention were associated with fewer heavy drinking days, lower alcohol-related consequences, greater use of strategies to limit drinking, and lower endorsement of alcohol expectancies. A range of constructs commonly associated with perpetration of sexual aggression demonstrated a negative association with intentions to engage in bystander intervention. Multivariate analyses revealed that greater use of strategies to limit drinking and lower pornography use emerged as predictors of intentions to engage in bystander intervention.

Relevance

In this study of male university students, men taking steps to moderation their alcohol use “and lower levels of exposure to pornography emerged as significant correlates of intentions to engage in bystander intervention behavior.” Furthermore, “The negative association between pornography use and bystander intervention…highlights the importance of considering men’s ascription to dominant masculine norms when aiming to engage them as allies in violence prevention.”

Citation

Orchowski, L. M., Kirk, K. T., Schick, M. R., & Spillane, N. S. (2022). Correlates of Bystander Intervention Among Heavy Drinking College Men. Violence Against Women, 28(14), 3588–3607. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221099983