An all-male rape prevention peer education program: Decreasing fraternity men's behavioral intent to rape

Participants were college fraternity men (N=155) who were in either a pretested and posttested rape-prevention program, a posttested rape-prevention program, or an untreated control group. Significant declines in rape myth acceptance and behavioral intent to rape were shown among program participants regardless of whether they were pretested. (Author/MKA)
Author: 
Foubert,John D.
McEwen,Marylu K.
Notes: 
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Reprint Status: 
IN FILE
Start Page: 
548
End Page: 
556
Journal/Periodical Name: 
Journal of College Student Development
Volume: 
39
Issue: 
6
Abstract: 
The authors demonstrated that participation in an all-male rape prevention peer education program, intended to decrease fraternity men's behavioral intent to rape, led to significant post-program declines in rape myth acceptance and behavioral intent to rape among 155 fraternity men (88% White, mean age of 19.9 years, mostly sophomores and juniors). The participants were divided into either a pretested and posttested rape prevention program group, a posttested rape prevention program group, or an untreated control group. The authors assessed belief in rape myths using the Burt Rape Myth Acceptance Scale. They evaluated central route processing using a state measure. Finally, intent to rape was evaluated by means of Malamuth's (1981) study questions. Results were the same regardless of whether the subjects were pretested or not. The study supports the hypothesis that rape prevention programming is most effective in an all-male peer education format.
Topic Areas: 
Athletes/Fraternities, Myths/Stereotypes, Prevention
Reference Type: 
JOUR
Reference ID: 
121
Publication Date: 
1998