This supports social norms theory, which maintains that successful interventions need to correct the misperceptions that those who promote healthy behavior (i.e.,
bystander) are in the minority (Neighbors et al., 2010).
"Being in a room with like-minded men": an exploratory study of men's participation in a bystander intervention program to prevent intimate partner violence
Semple and the researchers picked two meters because both male and female
bystanders within that range routinely reacted visibly to bawling babies.
Public tantrums defeat monkey mothers, too: bystanders make macaques more likely to give in to baby
And compared to white children, black children in majority black neighborhoods with high unemployment, low education and low median income were nearly half as likely to receive
bystander CPR (nearly 60% versus 32%, respectively), the investigators found.
CPR Less Likely for Black Kids in Poor Neighborhoods: Study
(4) We believe implementing GVV is an effective way to address all of the EEOC recommendations, but will focus specifically on the impact for targets, the organization, and
bystanders. For an overview, see Figure 1.
Giving Voice to Values in an Era of #MeToo
Bystander intervention isn't necessarily an inherent instinct in many students.
Bystander Intervention
Despite the proven long- and short-term survival benefits,
bystander CPR offered to cardiac arrest victims remains at its lowest rate globally with only 50% of victims receiving CPR from a
bystander at best.
The Forgotten Role of Bystander CPR to Improve Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes in Oman
Pollack, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues collected detailed information on all cardiac arrests at nine regional centers to examine the correlation of
bystander automated external defibrillator use with survival and functional outcomes.
Bystander Defibrillation Improves Outcome for Public Cardiac Arrest; Bystander defibrillation increases odds of survival to hospital discharge, with favorable functional outcome
The
bystander effect refers to the finding that the more people present, the lower the likelihood that any one of them will help in an emergency situation (Latane & Darley, 1970).
Training First-Year College Students to Intervene in Alcohol-Related Emergencies: Addressing Bystander Beliefs and Perceived Consequences of Intervening
Men are more likely to receive
bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in public locations compared to women, and they are more likely to survive after the life-saving measure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2017.
Many women lose out on lifesaving bystander CPR
Bystander: An out-of-control trolley--the driver is unconscious--is barreling toward five track workers trapped on the track ahead of it.
THOMSON'S TROLLEY PROBLEM
"Positive
bystander behaviour", which included seeking help from a teacher or a peer or providing emotional support to the victim as well as directly intervening in the incident, was more frequently suggested by participants in cyberbullying scenarios than in more traditional ones.
Pupils prepared to take action on cyber bullying
The
bystander effect, as it's known, became famous in the 1960s, following the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese.
IF SOMEONE WAS IN TROUBLE, WOULD YOU WALK ON BY? mind over matter
The
bystander effect, as it's known, became famous in the 1960s following the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese.
mind over matter; IF SOMEONE WAS IN TROUBLE, WOULD YOU WALK ON BY?
But in
bystander situations even small actions can prevent possible tragedy.
IF SOMEONE WAS IN TROUBLE, WOULD YOU WALK ON BY? mind over matter