People may accept bad behavior – even sexual assault – when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
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TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest and where.
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
New research looks at why bystanders so often fail to act when they witness mistreatment at work.
Heart-related diseases are the leading cause of death for women worldwide. But bystanders are less likely to intervene to perform CPR on a woman than a man.
These findings suggest that encouraging white men to reflect on what happens to them on the job could make them better allies of their co-workers who are women or people of color.
The German population was transformed under Nazism into a “bystander society” – even before the conditions of wartime normalised acts of excessive violence.
The essence of bystander intervention is not just about stopping a negative act, but also about fostering an environment where respect, growth and collaboration thrive.
Much of the public discussion on preventing school shootings is about whether and how to limit people’s access to firearms. But other strategies can reduce the risk for violence.
Psychologists have identified the characteristics of ‘moral rebels’ who make the tough choice to stand up for their principles in the face of negative consequences.
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Associate Dean and Future Fund Professor in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
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Director and Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, Tilburg University
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Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
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Poler Family Professor of Psychology, Amherst College
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Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Critical Care and Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, The University of Melbourne
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Full Professor and Lang Chair in Leadership, University of Guelph
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Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, UniSA Justice & Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide University
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Professor and Ken Croft Chair in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary