Evaluation of a sexual abuse prevention education for Chinese preschoolers

Zhang W, Chen J, Feng Y. et al.
2014

Child Abuse.
Sexual Violence.
Controlled clinical trial (CCT).
Other.
Positive
Universal

Journal Information

Research on Social Work Practice
24
4
428-436
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a sexual abuse prevention education in a sample of Chinese preschool children in Beijing, China. Method: One hundred and fifty preschool children were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (N = 78) or the wait-list control group (N = 72). Children were posttested on sexual abuse prevention knowledge and self-protection skills gains. Results: Following program participation, preschool children in the intervention group demonstrated greater knowledge about sexual abuse prevention and higher levels of self-protection skills compared with children in the wait-list control group. Conclusions: Findings suggest that it is feasible to implement the sexual abuse prevention education with Chinese preschoolers. Applications and limitations of these findings are discussed
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