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Sexual assault prevention with college-aged women: a bibliotherapy approach
Elizabeth A Yeater1, Amy E Naugle, William O'Donohue
1Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131-1161, USA. eyeater@unm.edu
Abstract:
The present research evaluated the efficacy of a skills-based bibliotherapy approach to sexual assault prevention for college-aged women. One hundred and ten participants were followed prospectively for 16 weeks. A self-help book, written by the authors, was compared to a wait-list control on several self-report measures. Results revealed significant differences between groups, with bibliotherapy participants reporting decreased participation in risky dating behaviors and improvement in sexual communication strategies across a variety of dating situations. However, results suggested that the self-help book was no more effective than the wait-list control in reducing rates of sexual victimization. Limitations of the study and directions for future sexual assault prevention research with women are discussed.
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