Dudley, Jonathan (2022) The Impact of The Presence of Alcohol on Bystander Attitudes Towards Intervention into Sexual Violence A Mixed Methods Approach. Doctoral thesis, York St John University.
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Abstract
Sexual violence has been identified as a prevalent issue for university students, especially in scenarios involving alcohol (Abbey, 2002; Haikalis, Leone, Parrott, & DiLillo, 2018; Revolt Sexual Assault, 2018). This thesis used a triangulation design and mixed methods approach to help address the impact of the presence of alcohol on incidents of sexual violence. The utilisation of this design aimed “to obtain different but complementary data on the same topic” (Morse, 1991, p. 122). The mixed methods design included a systematic review, which aimed to identify the methodological limitations and gaps in the previous research (Creswell & Tashakkori, 2008; Teddlie & Tashakkori, 2003), which led to the design of two quantitative studies, which used a field survey and online survey design, and a qualitative study to address the limitations and gaps uncovered in the review. The three studies were then discussed and interpreted as a collective.
The thesis, as a collective, suggests that the presence of alcohol seems to be most impactful at step two of the Bystander Intervention Model (Latané & Darley, 1970), seemingly making a bystander’s interpretation of an event of sexual violence’s requirement for intervention more likely. It also suggests that a bystander’s alcohol consumption is more impactful than that of the victim or perpetrator when considering the effects alcohol has upon a bystander’s attitudes towards intervention. These findings have practical implications which may assist in the design and delivery of bystander intervention training, which is discussed in detail throughout the thesis.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Status: | Published |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| School/Department: | School of Education, Language and Psychology |
| URI: | https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/8833 |
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