Consent education for university men to prevent sexual violence
SCALE: Strategies for Implementing GlobalConsent to Prevent Sexual Violence in University Men
This project compares two ways of offering a six-module consent education program to first-year male university students to reduce sexual violence and increase bystander action.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Emory University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Atlanta, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11123503 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are a first-year male student at one of six participating medical universities in Vietnam, you may be offered GlobalConsent, a six-module educational entertainment program about consent and bystander behavior. Universities will be randomly assigned to use either a lower-intensity or higher-intensity approach to deliver the program, so how it is rolled out will differ by campus. Researchers will follow students over time to measure changes in sexually violent behavior, bystander actions, program engagement, and implementation outcomes, and they will compare costs across sites. The program was adapted from a U.S. intervention that previously reduced perpetration and increased bystander helping, and this work aims to show what works when scaled in real-world university settings.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are first-year male students enrolled at the participating medical universities in North, Central, or South Vietnam.
Not a fit: People who are not first-year male students at the participating universities—such as female students, non-students, or students at other institutions—would not directly benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This could lower rates of sexual violence on campus and increase students' willingness to intervene, making campuses safer.
How similar studies have performed: A large attention-controlled trial in North Vietnam showed GlobalConsent reduced men's sexually violent behavior and increased pro-social bystander behavior, indicating prior success.
Where this research is happening
Atlanta, United States
- Emory University — Atlanta, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Yount, Kathryn M — Emory University
- Study coordinator: Yount, Kathryn M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.