Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Health Educ Behav. 2023 Jun;50(3):318-327. doi: 10.1177/10901981221120391. Epub 2022 Sep 4.
Sexual violence (SV) prevalence remains high among U.S. college campuses; prevention strategies may benefit from addressing socially oppressive beliefs, including racism, sexism, and heterosexism that all directly link to attitudes and beliefs related to SV.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential efficacy of a novel student-driven, theater-based intervention in shifting beliefs regarding racism, heterosexism, and SV.
Data were utilized from paired pre- and posttest surveys ( = 272) from undergraduate students, at a university in the Southeastern United States, who attended a student-driven theater production covering topics of SV, heterosexism, and racism. The survey included questions on rape myth acceptance, heteronormative attitudes and beliefs, perceived racism on campus, and relevant respondent demographic information.
After viewing the theater production, participants demonstrated significant decreases pretest-posttest in rape myth acceptance, (Δ = 0.04, = 0.25), (261) = 2.57, = .01, heteronormative attitudes and beliefs, (Δ = 0.09, = 0.36), (267) = 3.32, = .0001, and an increased pretest-posttest in perceived racism on campus, (Δ = -0.15, = 0.47), (266) = -5.15, < .0001. For rape myth acceptance and heteronormative attitudes and beliefs, no apparent differences were present by race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or year in school. Only White and mixed-race students' levels of perceived prevalence racism increased when examined by race.
Findings from this study suggest that theater interventions may not only be an effective tool for addressing SV on campus, but also targeting other forms of discrimination, including sexism, homophobia, and racism among students.
性暴力（SV）在美国大学校园仍然普遍存在；预防策略可能受益于解决包括种族主义、性别歧视和异性恋主义在内的具有社会压迫性的信仰，这些信仰都与与 SV 相关的态度和信仰直接相关。
本研究的目的是评估一种新的学生驱动的戏剧干预措施在改变有关种族主义、异性恋主义和 SV 的信念方面的潜在效果。
本研究的数据来自美国东南部一所大学的本科生，他们参加了一场由学生主导的戏剧制作，涵盖了 SV、异性恋主义和种族主义的主题。调查包括关于强奸神话接受度、异性恋规范态度和信念、校园感知到的种族主义以及相关受访者人口统计信息的问题。
在观看戏剧制作后，参与者在接受强奸神话方面表现出显著的前后测下降，（Δ=0.04， =0.25），（261）=2.57， =0.01，异性恋规范态度和信念，（Δ=0.09， =0.36），（267）=3.32， =0.0001，以及校园感知到的种族主义增加，（Δ= -0.15， =0.47），（266）=-5.15， <0.0001。对于强奸神话接受度和异性恋规范态度和信念，种族、性别认同、性取向或在校年级没有明显差异。只有白人和混合种族的学生的感知普遍种族主义水平在按种族进行检查时有所增加。
本研究的结果表明，戏剧干预措施不仅可能是解决校园 SV 的有效工具，而且还可以针对学生中的其他形式的歧视，包括性别歧视、恐同和种族主义。
