TakeCARE, a Video Bystander Program to Help Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Results of Two Randomized, Controlled Trials

Authors

Ernest N. Jouriles, Southern Methodist UniversityFollow
Renee McDonald, Southern Methodist University
David Rosenfield, Southern Methodist University
Nicole Levy, Southern Methodist University
Kelli Sargent, Southern Methodist University
Christina Caiozzo, Marquette UniversityFollow
John H. Grych, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

11 p.

Publication Date

7-2016

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Source Publication

Psychology of Violence

Source ISSN

2152-081X

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1037/vio0000016; PubMed PMID: 27867694; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5114018

Abstract

Objective: The present research reports on two randomized controlled trials evaluating TakeCARE, a video bystander program designed to help prevent sexual violence on college campuses. Method: In Study 1, students were recruited from psychology courses at two universities. In Study 2, first-year students were recruited from a required course at one university. In both studies, students were randomly assigned to view one of two videos: TakeCARE or a control video on study skills. Just before viewing the videos, students completed measures of bystander behavior toward friends and ratings of self-efficacy for performing such behaviors. The efficacy measure was administered again after the video, and both the bystander behavior measure and the efficacy measure were administered at either one (Study 1) or two (Study 2) months later. Results: In both studies, students who viewed TakeCARE, compared to students who viewed the control video, reported engaging in more bystander behavior toward friends and greater feelings of efficacy for performing such behavior. In Study 1, feelings of efficacy mediated effects of TakeCARE on bystander behavior; this result did not emerge in Study 2. Conclusions: This research demonstrates that TakeCARE, a video bystander program, can positively influence bystander behavior toward friends. Given its potential to be easily distributed to an entire campus community, TakeCARE might be an effective addition to campus efforts to prevent sexual violence.

Comments

Accepted version. Psychology of Violence, Vol. 6, No. 3 (July 2016): 410-420. DOI. © 2016 American Psychological Association. Used with permission.

This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record.

Recommended Citation

Jouriles, Ernest N.; McDonald, Renee; Rosenfield, David; Levy, Nicole; Sargent, Kelli; Caiozzo, Christina; and Grych, John H., "TakeCARE, a Video Bystander Program to Help Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Results of Two Randomized, Controlled Trials" (2016). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 232.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/232