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The effectiveness of psycho-educational school-based child sexual abuse prevention training program on Turkish elementary students

İlköğretim birinci kademe öğrencilerine yönelik geliştirilen cinsel istismarı önleme psiko-eğitim programının etkililiğinin sınanması

Ayşe Rezan ÇEÇEN EROĞUL
Özlem KAF HASIRCI
Pages
719–729
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This study was the first experimental effort to prevent children from child sexual abuse in the school context in Turkey.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In Turkey, there is neither systematic nor structured child sexual abuse prevention programs for school-aged children in school settings.
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Key Findings & Data:The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a school-based child sexual abuse prevention program on elementary school (4th grade) students.
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Conclusion & Impact:This study was the first experimental effort to prevent children from child sexual abuse in the school context in Turkey.
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Abstract

In Turkey, there is neither systematic nor structured child sexual abuse prevention programs for school-aged children in school settings. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a school-based child sexual abuse prevention program on elementary school (4th grade) students. Quasi-experimental design with pretest, post-test and control group was used. The subjects consisted of 36 fourth grade students; 18 randomly assigned to the experimental and 18 randomly to the control group. For the experimental group, a ‘preventing child sexual abuse psycho-educational training program’ as an independent variable was carried out by the researchers. The topics were about personal rights, ‘my body belongs to me’, good touch-bad touch discrimination, breaking promise, body safety rules, say “No”, and bad secrets, talking with a grown up who believes the child, sexual abuse is never a child’s fault, etc. One hour session, with a ten minute break, were carried out on four consecutive days. During this period, the control group did not receive any treatment. ANCOVA analysis showed the students who attended the sexual abuse prevention program scored significantly higher than the control group (p .05). The effect size of the study was calculated by Cohen’s d, and it was .80 which is satisfactory. As a result, the prevention child sexual abuse program was effective on 4th grade students and this effect was lasting eight weeks later. This study was the first experimental effort to prevent children from child sexual abuse in the school context in Turkey.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, ilköğretim birinci kademe dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerine yönelik geliştirilen cinsel istismarı önleme eğitim programının, dördüncü sınıfa devam eden öğrencilerin cinsel istismara ilişkin bilgi düzeylerine katkı sağlayıp sağlamadığına ilişkin etkililiğinin sınanmasıdır. Araştırmaya 36 öğrenci katılmış, bunları 18i deney, 18i kontrol grubuna atanmıştır. Çocukların cinsel istismar hakkındaki bilgilerini ölçmek amacıyla “İyi Dokunuş Kötü Dokunuş” ölçme aracı kullanılmıştır. Deney grubuna 4 gün süre ile cinsel istismarı önleme psiko-eğitim programı bağımsız değişken olarak uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ANCOVA tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları cinsel istismarı önleme programına katılan öğrencilerin katılmayanlara göre anlamlı bir biçimde cinsel istismarın önlenmesine yönelik ölçekten yüksek puan aldıklarını, diğer bir deyişle uygulanan eğitim programının dördüncü sınıflar üzerinde etkili olduğunu ve bu etkinin 8 hafta sonrasında devam ettiğini göstermiştir. Araştırmada etki büyüklüğünün belirlemek amacıyla Cohenin dsi hesaplanmış ve değeri .80 bulunmuştur.

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EROĞUL, A. R. Ç., HASIRCI, Ö. K. (2013). The effectiveness of psycho-educational school-based child sexual abuse prevention training program on Turkish elementary students. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 2, 719–729. https://ajindex.com/articles/347055

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