Harmful Interpersonal Behaviors in the Department of the Air Force

Informing Prevention and Response

Miriam Matthews, Coreen Farris

Expert InsightsPublished Apr 20, 2022

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is committed to helping its members thrive by enhancing well-being and eliminating harmful behaviors, particularly those affecting interpersonal interactions and relationships. Among these behaviors are sexual harassment and sexual assault, racial/ethnic harassment and discrimination, hazing, bullying, and domestic abuse.

This Perspective briefly describes the scope of this collection of harmful interpersonal behaviors and current DAF prevention strategies. The authors then describe and apply a conceptual model of prevention to harmful interpersonal behaviors in the DAF. Because of the association between these behaviors and alcohol misuse, the authors also briefly review that behavior. Finally, the authors consider current issues with and options for improvement of current prevention efforts and reporting avenues for victims.

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Matthews, Miriam and Coreen Farris, Harmful Interpersonal Behaviors in the Department of the Air Force: Informing Prevention and Response, RAND Corporation, PE-A908-1, April 2022. As of September 11, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA908-1.html
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Matthews, Miriam and Coreen Farris, Harmful Interpersonal Behaviors in the Department of the Air Force: Informing Prevention and Response. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2022. https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA908-1.html.
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