Evaluating a psychoeducational sexual assault prevention program incorporating theatrical presentation, peer education, and social work

Objective: A theatrical sexual assault prevention program presented by soci al work students on an urban university campus was evaluated to assess its influence on attitude change of audience attendees. Method: A quasi-experimental pretest, posttest, follow-up group design usin g a sample of 100 participants and a comparison group of 64 was implemented to evaluate the program's effectiveness. Results: Posttest mean scores were significantly lower than pretest mean sc ores on the Rape Myth Acceptance Scale. Follow-up scores on two of the four subscales were significantly lower than pretest scores. Conclusion: Integrating the disciplines of theater, education, and social w ork for prevention programming may influence attitudes and contribute to th e maintenance of attitude change on some aspects of beliefs related to sexu al assault.