Subject Area

Psychology, Clinical

Abstract

Exposure to dating violence (DV) in the past year may relate to how individuals respond to violence prevention programs. The current study investigated associations between the frequency of recent DV exposure with positive emotions, negative cognitions, engagement with the bystander program, bystander efficacy, and bystander intentions after viewing TakeCARE, a bystander intervention program. College students (N = 398) across the United States completed questionnaires about emotions, cognitions, bystander efficacy, and bystander intentions before and after viewing TakeCARE; they also completed questionnaires about their behavioral, cognitive, and affective engagement after viewing TakeCARE. The majority of students identified as cisgender woman (78.1%) and White (66.6%). Multiple regression analyses, supported by qualitative analyses, indicated DV frequency was unrelated to negative emotions, negative cognitions, bystander efficacy, and bystander intentions after viewing TakeCARE. In contrast, DV frequency was related to greater levels of positive emotions after viewing TakeCARE. Results for the association between exposure to DV and engagement with TakeCARE were mixed. Overall, the findings suggest individuals with greater recent exposure to DV tend to have similar or more positive reactions to TakeCARE than individuals with less exposure to DV.

Degree Date

Summer 8-6-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Department

Psychology

Advisor

Ernest Jouriles

Second Advisor

Renee McDonald

Third Advisor

Austin Baldwin

Fourth Advisor

David Rosenfield

Fifth Advisor

Alexandra Pavlakis

Number of Pages

102

Format

.pdf

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

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