Forst 1993.
Methods | RCT. Participants randomly allocated to 1 of 2 intervention groups or control by drawing pieces of paper marked A, B or C from a bowl | |
Participants | 52 undergraduate university students (aged 19‐44 years, mean 23.9 years, SD 5.83; 33 males, 21 females) in criminal justice and psychology classes at Florida Atlantic University, USA | |
Interventions | Intervention ‐ workshop A: a didactic, lecture‐based acquaintance rape prevention programme including video. 16 students Intervention ‐ workshop B: an experiential, interactive discussion of acquaintance rape including interactive theatre performance. 17 students Both interventions were delivered as a single 1‐hour session and were delivered by the study author, a policewoman and a representative from the county sexual assault programme Control: no intervention. 19 students |
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Outcomes | Acceptance of rape myths, as measured by the Rape Myth Acceptance Scale and Adversarial Sexual Beliefs Scale | |
Follow‐up | Immediate post‐test and 2‐week follow‐up | |
Notes | ‐ | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Random allocation by drawing lots |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Drawing lots from a bowl meant that neither participants nor investigators were able to foresee assignments, therefore low risk of selection bias |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Attrition: 2% (1/55). Low rate unlikely to affect results |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes fully reported (number of participants, means and SDs provided) |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Blinding not possible. Personnel delivering intervention received some training and a facilitators' guide but no mention of how adherence to study protocol was ascertained, therefore high risk of bias |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not stated |