SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF BYSTANDER INTERVENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF MALE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

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Türkçelik Türkel, Ezgi

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Recently, there has been a growing interest in bystander behavior in the context of male violence against women. Most of the prior studies focused on cases of sexual violence on US university campuses. It is important to study bystander intervention in Türkiye since there is no research on the issue in this context. The proposed research aimed to fill this gap by investigating the role of bystander characteristics (gender and past experiences of bystander intervention), perceived contextual variables (perceived peer norms and perceived effectiveness of referrals), and bystander model variables (bystander self-efficacy, feelings of personal responsibility) on bystander’s intention to intervene in MVAW cases in the context of universities. To reach this aim, two studies were conducted. Since there were no measures in Turkish for studying bystander intervention, in Study 1, measures for each study variable were developed, and their validity and reliability were tested. In Study 2, the hypotheses of the study were tested. It was found that bystander characteristics, perceived contextual variables, and bystander model variables significantly correlated with bystander intervention. According to the hierarchical regression analysis, the bystander model variables explained significant variance beyond the perceived contextual variables and bystander characteristics in predicting bystander intervention. In the final model, gender, feelings of personal responsibility, and bystander self-efficacy were the crucial factors underlying the relationship with bystanders’ intention to intervene. Considering the existing literature on bystander intervention and male violence against women, the findings were discussed.

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violence against women, bystander intervention, bystander self-efficacy, feelings of personal responsibility, perceived peer norms

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E. Türkçelik Türkel, “SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF BYSTANDER INTERVENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF MALE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2023.