Write a paper on how to construct of masculinity plays a role in men’s decision to intervene or not. It’s important to understand the social norms which guide behavior for bystanders in these situations, and how to work toward changing these norms on a large scale. 15 participants were recruited through University of Maryland’s email and listserv systems, as well as groups on campus. Once selected they completed Student’s Intent to Intervene inventory, followed by semi-structured interviews. They ultimately found that there were 5 categories which influenced a male’s decision to intervene in the prevention of sexual assault. These included (a) exposure to training, (b) the role of alcohol, (c) social factors, (d) individual characteristics, and (e) masculine norms (Kaya, et al., 2020). These factors all influence each other as opposed to standing alone.
participants must have been a student at the university, but they do not make it clear which university and why they chose that university. The researchers described thoroughly the processes they took once participants were selected and their procedure for data analysis. This included interviewing participants and asking them to complete standardized behavior inventories. Through coding and their data analysis they were ultimately able to identify common themes which they referred to as “categories”. The researchers maintained their connection to a Grounded Theory approach throughout the entire research article, including in the discussion where they stated that this was the first study on this particular topic using Grounded Theory and how that is adding to the scope of the literature and contributing to the ongoing prevention of sexual assault/abuse. Overall, this was a well written and thorough qualitative research article according to the R8360 Guidelines for Reading and Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles.