Male peer support and a feminist routing activities theory: Understanding sexual assault on the college campus

Schwartz, Martin D.; DeKeseredy, Walter S.; Tait, David S.; Alvi, Shahid

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“…Informational support refers to the guidance and advice that influences men to sexually, physically, and psychologically abuse their female partners; attachment to abusive peers is defined as having male friends who also abuse women. These factors are identical to those found to be highly significant in predicting which men on college campuses will admit to being sexual predators (DeKeseredy & Schwartz, 1998b;Schwartz et al, 2001).…”

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“…For example, such men provide informational support, which refers to the guidance and advice that influences men to sexually abuse their partners. Male peer support theory sees such support as a motivational factor, allowing men to develop proabuse attitudes and behaviors as a result of the encouragement and support of other males, if not of the broader culture at large (Schwartz, DeKeseredy, Tait, & Alvi, 2001). …”

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“…See Schwartz and DeKeseredy (1997) and Schwartz, DeKeseredy, Tait, and Alvi (2001) for more detailed information on the relationship between all-male sexist conversations, alcohol consumption, and sexual assault on the college campus.…”

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. All of the names of women who participated in the study and who are quoted here have been changed to maintain confidentiality. Mandy Hall University of Hawaii-ManoaAlthough several studies find that the most dangerous part of an intimate relationship for women is when it breaks up, relatively few studies look at women who want to break up a relationship, are in the process of leaving, or who have left a relationship. This qualitative exploratory study looks at incidents of sexual assault committed by former husbands or cohabitants in the lives of rural women in Ohio. Male peer support, which has previously been examined only in studies of college men and men in urban areas, was a constant theme among this study's respondents, in addition to patriarchal control and the use of alcohol and drugs. These women suffered multiple serious sexual assaults and experienced other harms, including psychological assaults and the destruction of prized objects.

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“…In terms of perpetration, Schwartz et al (2001) found significantly higher rates of male violence on campuses where male peer norm support for violence was present. Thus, misperceptions of peer support for violence -that is, a false consensus belief in the acceptability of violence against women may "facilitate violent behavior in men" (Berkowitz, 2010 p.12;Berkowitz, 2013;Fabiano et al, 2003;Gidycz, 13 Orchowski & Berkowitz, 2011;Loh et al, 2005;Kilmartin et al, 2008 and in relation to intimate partner violence see Witte & Mulla, 2013).…”

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“…For example, our SBC recommended that, in developing a UK intervention, we should introduce bystander theory in a neutral context, avoid words associated with feminism, give men space to process emotions about the gendered aspect of violence and reiterate that male participants are not being blamed. Further, in situating responsibility for violence prevention within the community as a whole, attention is diverted from strategies positioning women as victims as responsible for avoiding risky situations, which can only be a 'sticking plaster' solution as they do not reduce perpetration (DeGue, 2014;DeGue et al, 2014;Lonsway, 1996;Schewe & O'Donohue, 1993;Schwartz et al, 2001). Indeed, such strategies reinforce the normativity of male violence and may actually increase perpetration by promoting motivated offending and reducing capable guardianship (Fenton et al, 2016, p.22).…”

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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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Involving Community in Sexual Violence Prevention: Engaging Bystanders

Banyard

Edwards

Siebold³

2017

The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression

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Sexual violence is a pervasive public health issue. Researchers often use the social–ecological model to understand the risk and protective factors that occur at multiple levels of a person and their environment. Prevention strategies, however, have primarily been comprised of curricula focused on changing the attitudes and behaviors of the individuals. Community‐level prevention includes strategies that change aspects of the setting, including collective efficacy, community norms, and policies. It uses messages that engage everyone in the community and strategies that give all community members a role to play in prevention. Community prevention involves community voices in the design of the work and leverages strengths, not just risk factors. This chapter discusses one promising strand of prevention that cuts across levels of the social ecology to reduce violence in communities: bystander mobilization.

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Male peer support and a feminist routing activities theory: Understanding sexual assault on the college campus

Cited by 204 publications

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Separation/Divorce Sexual Assault

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

Involving Community in Sexual Violence Prevention: Engaging Bystanders

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