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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 5 ESPECTA-VN and empathy scales before and after the intervention by experimental condition

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

 

Experimental group (n = 14)

Control group (n = 19)

p value*

Pre-test (M (SD))

Post-test (M (SD))

Pre-test (M (SD))

Post-test (M (SD))

Bystander attitudes

 Awareness

3.02 (0.63)

3.19 (0.55)

3.28 (0.77)

3.45 (0.90)

0.473

 Definition

3.31 (0.82)

3.38 (0.68)

3.07 (1.06)

3.37 (1.06)

0.428

 Responsibility failure

3.50 (0.60)

3.68 (0.56)

3.42 (0.74)

3.48 (0.87)

0.477

 Plan/self-efficacy

3.40 (0.96)

2.90 (0.74)

2.86 (1.03)

2.77 (0.94)

0.350

 Action to intervene

3.87 (0.58)

3.52 (0.70)

3.45 (1.16)

3.42 (1.13)

0.326

Empathy

 Empathetic consideration

3.49 (0.75)

3.57 (0.64)

3.79 (0.74)

3.78 (0.86)

0.597

 Assuming the other’s perspective

3.21 (0.80)

3.53 (0.56)

3.34 (0.50)

3.51 (0.57)

0.688

 Personal distress

3.18 (0.72)

3.27 (0.49)

3.14 (0.53)

3.04 (0.85)

0.361

  1. *Kruskal-Wallis test, pre- and post-test difference