A Qualitative Assessment of "The Men's Program:" The Impact of a Rape Prevention Program on Fraternity Men

Foubert, John D.; Voy, Sharon A. La

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“…Qualitative responses to open-ended questions and in focus groups have clarified how men understand and make meaning of their experience with this program. Foubert and LaVoy (2000) found that 7 months after program participation, a clear majority of fraternity members reported lasting attitude changes of increased awareness or sensitivity toward rape. The program component mentioned most frequently as responsible was a videotape in which a male police officer describes the rape of another male officer by two male perpetrators.…”

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Creating Lasting Attitude and Behavior Change in Fraternity Members and Male Student Athletes

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Perry²

2007

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Fraternity members and male student athletes responded to open-ended questions assessing the impact of an empathy-based rape prevention program. All participants reported either lasting attitude or behavior changes; most reported both. Participants reported increased understanding of how rape might feel and attributed this change to seeing a videotape describing a male-on-male rape situation. Participants refrained from telling jokes about rape and reported feeling more effective when helping survivors seeking assistance. These behavior changes were attributed to the videotape and to a section of the program encouraging participants to confront rape jokes and challenge sexist behaviors.

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Creating Lasting Attitude and Behavior Change in Fraternity Members and Male Student Athletes

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2007

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“…Foubert and LaVoy (2000) found that 7 months after program participation, a majority of fraternity members reported lasting attitude changes of increased awareness or sensitivity toward rape. The program component mentioned most frequently as responsible was a videotape in which a male police officer describes the rape of another male officer by two male perpetrators.…”

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“…In studies of fraternity men, the vast majority of whom were Caucasian, it has been associated with significant decreases in rape myth acceptance and likelihood of raping and significant increases in men's empathy toward rape survivors that remain improved for up to 7 months (Foubert 2000;Foubert and LaVoy 2000;Foubert and Newberry 2006).…”

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Reactions of Men of Color to a Commonly Used Rape Prevention Program: Attitude and Predicted Behavior Changes

Foubert

Cremedy

2007

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African American, Latino, and Asian first-year college men (36) saw The Men's Program, an all-male rape prevention workshop, and wrote answers to four openended questions to determine how men from non-white groups react to a commonly used rape prevention program. Using a multi-stage inductive analysis, participant responses fell into five main themes including reinforced current beliefs and/or no changes, increased awareness of rape and its effects on survivors, increased understanding of consent, plans to intervene if a rape might occur, and plans to change behavior in their own intimate situations. Participants mentioned specific ways in which they planned to change personal behavior, and ways in which they planned to intervene if they saw potentially dangerous situations.

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“…Several studies have empirically shown that his program, The Men's Program, helps to reduce rape myth acceptance and increase reported intent to intervene as a bystander when administered in collegiate and military settings Foubert & Cowell, 2004;Foubert & Lavoy, 2000;Foubert & Mariott, 1997;Foubert & McEwen, 1998;Langhinrichsen-Rohling et al, 2011). Throughout the intervention, participants learn how to not only intervene in a potentially dangerous situation, but also effectively respond to women who might seek their assistance after experiencing a sexual assault.…”

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Changing Attitudes and Perceptions of Hispanic Men Ages 18 to 25 about Rape and Rape Prevention

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This exploratory study was designed to test the effectiveness of Foubert's intervention, The Men's Program, on a sample of 18- to 25-year-old Hispanic men who are not enrolled at a University or College. We explored participants' perceptions of, reactions to, and experience of the program. The information collected will be used to adapt the program to this specific population in order to increase cultural relevancy and specificity and create lasting attitudinal change. Three groups of six-eight Hispanic males (n = 22) were exposed to the intervention program. The Bystander Attitude Scale and the Rape Attitude and Beliefs Scale were administered as pre- and post-test measures. A short focus group was conducted to ask the men about their experience of the intervention. Analysis showed a significant increase in participants' willingness to intervene (p = 0.005) along with a decrease in rape myth acceptance in four of the five subscales (Justice p = 0.03; Status p = 0.004; Tactics p = 0.04; and Gender p = 0.002) after exposure to the intervention. Analysis of focus group material yielded several interesting themes about knowledge of rape, family and culture, perceptions of women, and the program material. This study showed promising change in attitudes about rape beliefs and bystander behaviors in Hispanic males exposed to an educational intervention. Through the information obtained, a cultural adaption from the analysis of the focus group data will be implemented during Phase 2 of the study. The adapted intervention will be tested before, after, and 1- and 3-months post-intervention to test whether the change in attitudes and behaviors are sustainable over time.

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A Qualitative Assessment of "The Men's Program:" The Impact of a Rape Prevention Program on Fraternity Men

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

Creating Lasting Attitude and Behavior Change in Fraternity Members and Male Student Athletes

Creating Lasting Attitude and Behavior Change in Fraternity Members and Male Student Athletes

Reactions of Men of Color to a Commonly Used Rape Prevention Program: Attitude and Predicted Behavior Changes

Changing Attitudes and Perceptions of Hispanic Men Ages 18 to 25 about Rape and Rape Prevention

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