Open AccessTeaching student leadership, ethics, and group responsibility for hazing prevention: An exploratory study.
Author(s) -
Stacey Malaret,
Elizabeth Allen,
Germayne Graham,
Corey Esquenazi,
Desia Bacon,
Paul J. Whalen
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.52499/2021012
Subject(s) - psychology , institution , exploratory research , perception , social psychology , ethical leadership , leadership development , medical education , political science , public relations , medicine , sociology , law , social science , neuroscience
Hazing is generally defined as any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them regardless of a person’s willingness to participate (Hoover, 1999) and has been documented among college students in groups ranging from athletics to marching bands to fraternities and sororities (Allen & Madden, 2008). This investigation examined attitudes and perceptions about hazing for students in a leadership development program compared to their peers. Both groups participated in an online hazing prevention education module and completed pre- and post-surveys. Data were analyzed using statistical two-tailed t-tests for analysis. Though the literature on hazing is highly suggestive of linkages between leadership development and hazing mitigation, it appears this may not be the case. Findings from this investigation revealed that leadership students at this institution responded less strongly against hazing when compared with their peers in the general student body.