Context Matters: Reactive and Proactive Bystander Action to Prevent Sexual and Dating Violence in High Schools

Fostering anti-racism in white children and youth: Development within contexts.

“…We suggest that peer norms may be especially influential in promoting both individual and collective anti-racist behaviors (blue boxes, Figure 1). Considerable research has documented the influence of peer norms in shaping adolescents’ prosocial and antisocial behaviors (e.g., van de Bongardt et al, 2015), including being proactive bystanders in cases of gendered violence (Banyard et al, 2020). It is likely, then, that peer norms that value understanding Whiteness, racism, and taking anti-racist action would also promote anti-racism among White children and youth.…”

Teen dating violence: From analyzing the problem to finding solutions

“…Therefore, campaigns designed to convey the message that different forms of harmful behavior against a dating partner are unacceptable are needed and have to be properly evaluated. Second, issues around teen dating violence need to be given a dedicated place in school curricula addressing sex and relationship education and should be part of every school's commitment to create a violence-free social environment and encourage bystander intervention (Banyard et al, 2020). Furthermore, schools and universities should be required to develop support systems to which victims of teen dating violence may turn and train teachers to recognize warning signs of teen dating violence among their students.…”

Résultats de l’évaluation des effets d’un programme de prévention des agressions à caractère sexuel auprès d’élèves de secondaire III au cours de sa phase pilot

“…Des auteurs laissent entendre que la participation à des ateliers en classe mixte peut favoriser le développement de l'empathie des garçons et la diminution de l'adhésion aux mythes liés aux agressions sexuelles (Clinton-Sherrod et al, 2009 ;Lonsway et al, 2009) (CRG Research, 2009 ;Daigneault et al, 2011 ;Fox et al, 2014 ;Stanley et al, 2011). En écho à des études antérieures, il est possible que les garçons se sentent moins interpellés par la prévention de la violence sexuelle (Banyard et al, 2020). Une hypothèse soulevée par les auteures serait que les garçons s'estiment peu ou pas affectés par la violence sexuelle, puisque les personnes victimes sont majoritairement des filles (Hébert et al, 2009).…”