TABLE 5.
Comparing Frequency of Immediate Bystander Strategies by Gender (N = 121)
Men N = 60 | Women N = 61 | Chi-Square Test (df = 1) | Phi Coefficient | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Do nothing | 10 (16.7%) | 5 (8.2%) | 2.00 | −.129 |
Engage others* | 1 (1.7%) | 7 (11.5%) | 4.71* | .197 |
Authorities | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – | – |
Peers | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.9%) | – | – |
Ambiguous | 1 (1.7%) | 4 (6.6%) | – | – |
Verbally intervene | 32 (53.3%) | 25 (41.0%) | 1.85 | −.124 |
Check in | 1 (1.7%) | 6 (9.8%) | – | – |
Confront | 31 (51.7%) | 19 (31.1%) | – | – |
Physically intervene** | 8 (13.3%) | 25 (41.0%) | 11.66** | .310 |
Distance | 6 (10.0%) | 23 (37.7%) | – | – |
Confront | 3 (5.0%) | 8 (13.1%) | – | – |
Other | 3 (5.0%) | 8 (13.1%) | 2.41 | .141 |
Ambiguous | 14 (23.3%) | 8 (13.1%) | 2.12 | −.132 |
Note. df = degrees of freedom.
p < .05.
p < .01.