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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 4 ESPECTA-VN and empathy scale results before and after intervention for experimental group (n = 14)

From: Efficacy of a bystander intervention for preventing dating violence in Brazilian adolescents: short-term evaluation

 

Pre-test (M (SD))

Post-test (M (SD))

p value*

Effect size

Bystander attitudes

 Awareness: failure to notice

3.02 (0.63)

3.19 (0.55)

0.368

0.26

 Definition: failure to identify the risk

3.31 (0.82)

3.38 (0.68)

0.673

− 0.09

 Responsibility: failure to assume responsibility

3.50 (0.60)

3.68 (0.56)

0.209

0.31

 Plan/self-efficacy: failure due to lack of abilities

3.40 (0.96)

2.90 (0.74)

0.102

− 0.47

 Action to intervene: failure due to audience inhibition effect

3.87 (0.58)

3.52 (0.70)

0.169

− 0.45

Empathy

 Empathetic consideration

3.49 (0.75)

3.57 (0.64)

0.484

− 0.16

 Assuming the other’s perspective

3.21 (0.80)

3.53 (0.56)

0.116

0.46

 Personal distress

3.18 (0.72)

3.27 (0.49)

0.637

− 0.19

  1. *Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test for paired sample