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Our sample was comprised of college students who had identified IPV in a friend’s relationship -- in most cases a close friend -- and many were highly worried about the survivor’s safety. It is likely our study volunteers were more attuned to and knowledgeable about IPV compared to the broader population of college students. Their confidence in their own ability to be helpful and their perceptions of the helpfulness of their own actions were high when they came into the study and remained high throughout (regardless of group assignment). It is worth noting that research (e.g., see Sylaska & Edwards’ review) [Finally, our total sample was predominantly undergraduate students (96.2%). While a majority of graduate students are age 25 and older (62.7% of first-year graduate students and 80.5% of those in 2nd year or higher) [