Evaluation of the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to Reduce Interpersonal Violence Among College Students Across Three Campuses

Coker, Ann L.; Fisher, Bonnie S.; Bush, Heather; Swan, Suzanne C.; Williams, Corrine M.; Clear, Emily R.; DeGue, Sarah

doi:10.1177/1077801214545284

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“…Bullying is a group phenomenon and we know from previous research that bystanders play a crucial role in maintaining or limiting the level of bullying in school (Salmivalli, Poskiparta, Strohmeier, & Noam, 2012). Bystander intervention has also been useful for other areas of violence (Coker et al, 2014; Jouriles et al, 2015)…”

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The mediating role of shame in the relationship between childhood bullying victimization and adult psychosocial adjustment

Strøm

Aakvaag

Birkeland

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Psychological distress following experiencing bullying victimization in childhood has been well documented. Less is known about the impact of bullying victimization on psychosocial adjustment problems in young adulthood and about potential pathways, such as shame. Moreover, bullying victimization is often studied in isolation from other forms of victimization. Objective: This study investigated (1) whether childhood experiences of bullying victimization and violence were associated with psychosocial adjustment (distress, impaired functioning, social support barriers) in young adulthood; (2) the unique effect of bullying victimization on psychosocial adjustment; and (3) whether shame mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and these outcomes in young adulthood. Method: The sample included 681 respondents (aged 19–37 years) from a follow-up study (2017) conducted via phone interviews derived from a community telephone survey collected in 2013. Results: The regression analyses showed that both bullying victimization and severe violence were significantly and independently associated with psychological distress, impaired functioning, and increased barriers to social support in young adulthood. Moreover, causal mediation analyses indicated that when childhood physical violence, sexual abuse, and sociodemographic factors were controlled, shame mediated 70% of the association between bullying victimization and psychological distress, 55% of the association between bullying victimization and impaired functioning, and 40% of the association between bullying victimization and social support barriers. Conclusions: Our findings support the growing literature acknowledging bullying victimization as a trauma with severe and long-lasting consequences and indicate that shame may be an important pathway to continue to explore. The unique effect of bullying victimization, over and above the effect of violence, supports the call to integrate the two research fields.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The mediating role of shame in the relationship between childhood bullying victimization and adult psychosocial adjustment

Strøm

Aakvaag

Birkeland

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…This is reflected by both legal and funding requirements in the US (Coker et al, 2014;DeGue, 2014). Whilst specific programs such as 'Bringing in the Bystander' (e.g.…”

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The bystander approach to violence prevention: Considerations for implementation in Europe.

Fenton¹,

Mott²

2017

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence in U.K. university student populations, yet prevention efforts are in their infancy. Evidence from the United States shows that empowering bystanders to intervene to prevent violence rather than focusing on perpetrators or victims is a promising strategy particularly suited to university settings. Public Health England commissioned a bystander program, The Intervention Initiative, for U.K. universities. This paper discusses the theoretical underpinnings of the bystander approach and the challenges for practical implementation in Europe. Method: We review findings from research relating to bystander theories, social norms theory, and effective prevention programming that inform the development of maximally effective bystander programs. Results: Bystander programs are complex, multifaceted interventions based on taking participants through the different stages required for an individual to move from inaction to action as described by Latané and Darley, 1969, 1970 in their organizing framework for bystander intervention and incorporating a social norms element. Programs that adhere to the principles for effective prevention as set out by Nation et al. (2003) are most likely to be effective. We demonstrate how these criteria informed the cultural specificity of The Intervention Initiative to U.K. university settings and the challenges in adapting the approach for European settings. Conclusion: More research is needed to develop and test bystander programs in different European countries to build an evidence base for effective prevention programming.

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“…Consistently across the various models, communities with higher levels of engagement (e.g., trust that the system will work) had more young adults who reported bystander action and interventions (Coker et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 62%

“…The Green Dot program involves both a motivational speech by key leadership as well as a 4-6 hour curriculum delivered by peer opinion leaders. Initial evaluation results indicate that both victimization and perpetration rates were lower among college students attending the campuses that received the Green Dot intervention (Coker et al, 2014).…”

Section: Bringing In the Bystandersmentioning

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Changing Course: From a Victim/Offender Duality to a Public Health Perspective

Tabachnick¹,

McCartan

Panaro

2016

Treatment of Sex Offenders

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Evaluation of the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to Reduce Interpersonal Violence Among College Students Across Three Campuses

Cited by 244 publications

References 29 publications

The mediating role of shame in the relationship between childhood bullying victimization and adult psychosocial adjustment

The mediating role of shame in the relationship between childhood bullying victimization and adult psychosocial adjustment

The bystander approach to violence prevention: Considerations for implementation in Europe.

Changing Course: From a Victim/Offender Duality to a Public Health Perspective

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