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Bystander Intervention in the Ivory Coast: The Role of Personality Traits and Rape Myth Acceptance

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  • Francis D. Boateng

    (Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA)

  • Michael K. Dzordzormenyoh

    (Department of Political Science, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA)

  • Godwin Egbe

    (Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA)

  • Nabi Youla Doumbia

    (Department (UFR) of Criminology, University Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan BP V 34, Côte d’Ivoire)

Abstract

The present study attempts to understand factors that influence bystanders’ decisions to intervene in risky sexual situations in the Ivory Coast. The study aimed to examine the influence of personality traits, history of sexual violence victimization, sense of community, and rape myths on bystander intervention among college students. Two hundred college students from one of the major cities in the Ivory Coast were invited to participate in the study using a convenience sampling approach. Using an OLS framework, our analysis revealed that extroversion is associated with a willingness to intervene, whereas prior sexual assault experience undermines the desire to intervene. Moreover, we found that students’ demographic characteristics influence their willingness to intervene. Policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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  • Francis D. Boateng & Michael K. Dzordzormenyoh & Godwin Egbe & Nabi Youla Doumbia, 2026. "Bystander Intervention in the Ivory Coast: The Role of Personality Traits and Rape Myth Acceptance," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:15:y:2026:i:5:p:302-:d:1937075
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