ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the training given to raise awareness of child sexual abuse among students at a Turkish University. For this study, a quasi-experimental method, the single group pretest posttest model, was used. The data were collected using a questionnaire that was distributed to students in the Department of Child Development before and after relevant training. The study sample consisted of 87 participants. In this study, increased awareness was indicted by the participants’ understanding of good and bad touching following the instruction. In addition, the attitudes of the participants regarding the use of correct anatomical names when teaching about the genitals and their knowledge of the special regions of the body increased (p <.05). The findings of the study showed that the “awareness training” was an effective program for increasing sensitivity regarding the prevention of sexual abuse. Consequently, it is recommended that lessons on child abuse should be included in the university educational curriculum, and that programs promoting sensitivity to this issue should be promoted. It is also recommended that similar studies, with larger samples, should be carried out in the fields of educational science and health science.

摘要

这项研究的目的是评估培训的有效性，以提高土耳其大学学生对儿童性虐待的认识。对于本研究，使用了一种准实验方法，即单组前测后测模型。数据是通过在相关培训前后分配给儿童发展部学生的调查表收集的。研究样本包括87名参与者。在这项研究中，根据参与者的指示，参与者对好触摸和坏触摸的理解指示了意识的增强。此外，在教授生殖器及其对身体特殊部位的知识时，参与者对使用正确的解剖学名称的态度也有所增加（p<.05）。研究结果表明，“意识培训”是提高对预防性虐待的敏感性的有效计划。因此，建议在大学教育课程中纳入有关虐待儿童的课程，并应促进提高对这一问题的敏感性的方案。还建议应该在教育科学和卫生科学领域进行类似的研究，其中包括较大的样本。