Greek Life Affiliation and Perceptions of Campus Regarding Sexual Violence: Impact on Bystander Intervention Confidence.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Sexual assault is a problem that is prevalent on U.S. college campuses and is especially prevalent among Greek letter organizations. Further, not much is known on how perceptions of the college campus environment vary by social identity, such as Greek affiliation. This study was a secondary data analysis from a campus climate survey on sexual assault. Participants were 2,782 undergraduate students at Indiana University Bloomington. The present study examined differences between Greek and independent students on beliefs about campus safety, beliefs about the university’s response to reports of sexual violence, and bystander intervention confidence. Additionally, the study explored how Greek affiliation and gender influence beliefs about campus safety and beliefs about the university's response to reports of sexual violence on bystander intervention confidence. Among Greek-affiliated students, the study also investigated the impacts of gender and knowledge of campus resources on beliefs about the university’s response to reports of sexual violence and bystander intervention confidence. Results indicate that women endorsed lower scores for beliefs about campus safety and beliefs about the university’s response to reports of sexual violence than men, and that Greek students reported a higher bystander intervention confidence (BIC) than independent students. Results also suggest that gender moderates the relationship between beliefs about campus safety and bystander intervention confidence. Similarly, gender was shown to moderate the relationship between beliefs about the university’s response to reports of sexual violence and bystander intervention confidence in all students and within Greek affiliated students. A discussion of implications, limitations, and future directions for research, prevention, and intervention is included.