Sexual abuse prevention education for young children: A comparison of teachers and parents as instructors☆
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Recall of sexual abuse prevention education at school and home: Associations with sexual abuse experience, disclosure, protective parenting, and knowledge
2022, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :Although studies can be limited in scope, research has consistently revealed that about half of parents report educating their children about CSA and/or protective behaviors (Prikhidko & Kenny, 2021; Rudolph et al., 2018b; Walsh et al., 2012; Zhang et al., 2020). Six studies, from various parts of the world, have examined the effect of parent education on child knowledge or hypothetical skills: USA (Finkelhor et al., 1995; Wurtele et al., 1992), China (Jin et al., 2017, 2019), Indonesia (Pandia et al., 2016), and Turkey (Cırık et al., 2019). Jin et al. (2019) assessed 452 parents' educational practices, their children's knowledge, and hypothetical prevention skills, and found PLSAE had a direct effect on children's CSA self-protection skills, but not their CSA knowledge.
Parents as Teachers: Mothers’ Roles in Sexual Abuse Prevention Education in Gorgan, Iran
2020, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :Another way to increase parents’ willingness and motivation to become educated on this topic would be to assess parents’ experience with and knowledge about CSA, and to administer the PSQ and WIST to their children. Research in the U.S. has shown that parents with previous CSA experience or increased knowledge tend to make more effort to address the topic with their children (Deblinger, Thakkar-Kolar, Berry, & Schroeder, 2010; Wurtele et al., 1992). Providing feedback to parents about their children’s low knowledge and level of personal safety skills could also enhance their motivation and willingness to participate.
Parental practice of child sexual abuse prevention education in China: Does it have an influence on child's outcome?
2019, Children and Youth Services ReviewCitation Excerpt :These parents may also be better able to identify children's victimization in a timely way, respond appropriately to disclosures, and take help-seeking measures (Burgess & Wurtele, 1998; Kenny, 2009). Parents have been shown to be effective instructors of personal safety in evaluation programs, where children taught by parents showed greater improvements in recognizing inappropriate-touch requests and in applying personal safety skills compared with children in control groups (Jin, Chen, & Yu, 2017; Wurtele, Kast, & Melzer, 1992). By involving parents in a workshop on CSA prevention issues, some studies demonstrated parents improved their knowledge about CSA (Tremblay & Bégin, 2000) and reported greater intentions to talk about CSA with their children (Burgess & Wurtele, 1998).
Evaluation of second step child protection videos: A randomized controlled trial
2018, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :Findings regarding exposure to CSA were more mixed; parents’ personal experience or exposure to CSA was an inverse predictor of knowledge and motivation, but a positive predictor of communicating with their child about CSA. The finding that exposure to CSA was associated with more communication about the topic with their children is consistent with previous research indicating that parents with previous CSA experience or knowledge may be more sensitive to the deleterious effects of CSA on children and make more effort to address the topic with their children (Deblinger, Thakkar-Kolar, Berry, & Schroeder, 2010; Wurtele, Kast, & Melzer, 1992). CSA programs and their evaluations are outdated and not accessible via the Internet (Babatsikos, 2010; Tutty, 2014; Walsh, Zwi, Woolfenden, & Shlonsky, 2015).
The knowledge and skills related to sexual abuse prevention among Chinese children with hearing loss in Beijing
2017, Disability and Health JournalCitation Excerpt :Although there are some difficulties for deaf children to communicate with people outside of the home, timely help from outside is particularly important. The CSA prevention education study found that education could significantly increase the percentage of children who would tell the abuse to trusted person,32 showing that it is important to let children know there are many trustworthy adults in their schools and communities who can protect them from sexual abuse and also can provide timely help to children who have been abused. Nevertheless, previous surveys among Chinese teachers and school health personnel of hearing students revealed that many of them cannot recognize the characteristics of CSA perpetrators.49,50
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2024, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
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This project was funded by a FIRST Award (MH 42795) from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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The authors wish to thank Judy Gibian-Mennenga, Joy Hines, Deborah Stinson, Heather Moxley, the interviewers, and the parents and teachers from Head Start.