Men as Allies: The Efficacy of a High School Rape Prevention Intervention

This study investigated the effects of a Men as Allies‐based intervention on high school students' rape‐supportive attitudes and behaviors. As hypothesized at posttest, the male and female experimental groups demonstrated a significant decrease in rape‐supportive attitudes, which was maintained...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development 2010, Vol.88 (1), p.43-51
Main Authors: Hillenbrand-Gunn, Theresa L., Heppner, Mary J., Mauch, Pamela A., Park, Hyun-Joo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Change
Attitudes
Behavior
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Control Groups
Counseling
Experimental Groups
Grade 10
Health aspects
High School Students
Intervention
Intervention (Psychology)
Likert scale
Males
Peers
Pretests Posttests
Prevention
Program Effectiveness
Psychological aspects
Pupil Personnel Services
Rape
School Counseling
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Sex crimes
Sexual Harassment
Social norms
Student Attitudes
Student Behavior
Violence
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Summary:This study investigated the effects of a Men as Allies‐based intervention on high school students' rape‐supportive attitudes and behaviors. As hypothesized at posttest, the male and female experimental groups demonstrated a significant decrease in rape‐supportive attitudes, which was maintained at follow‐up. Male participants viewed peers' attitudes toward sexual violence as significantly different (worse) from peers' pretest self‐ratings; after intervention, male and female experimental group participants' peer ratings were significantly more accurate.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00149.x