ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the “My Body is Special” Training Program (MBS-TP), which was developed using the creative drama method to gain information about body recognition and body safety in preventing sexual abuse in children. This is an experimental study conducted with a control group using a pretest/posttest design. This study was carried out in two preschools in Turkey, involving 87 children in the 5–6 age group. MBS-TP was applied to children in the intervention group through eight sessions over 3 weeks. Results indicate that the body’s private areas were guessed at lower rates in the intervention group in the pretest (vagina/vulva 13.6%, penis 2.3%) than the posttest (vagina/vulva 77.3%, penis 68.2%). In the control group, in both the pretest (vagina/vulva 7.7%, penis 0%) and posttest (vagina/vulva 11.5%, penis 0%) knowledge was at similarly low rates. There was a statistically significant increase in the knowledge of “saying, doing, telling, reporting” skills of protecting their bodies for children in the intervention group in the posttest. The “MBS-TP” was found to be effective in increasing ability to recognize parts of the body and body safety techniques for preventing sexual abuse in children aged 5–6.

摘要

该研究的目的是确定“我的身体很特别”培训计划（MBS-TP）的有效性，该计划是使用创造性戏剧方法开发的，以获得有关身体识别和身体安全的信息，以防止儿童性虐待。这是一项使用前测/后测设计与对照组进行的实验研究。这项研究在土耳其的两所幼儿园进行，涉及 5-6 岁年龄组的 87 名儿童。MBS-TP 在 3 周内通过 8 个疗程应用于干预组的儿童。结果表明，干预组在前测（阴道/外阴 13.6%，阴茎 2.3%）中对身体私密区域的猜测率低于后测（阴道/外阴 77.3%，阴茎 68.2%）。在对照组中，在前测（阴道/外阴 7.7%，阴茎 0%）和后测（阴道/外阴 11.5%，阴茎 0%) 知识的比率也同样低。在后测中，干预组儿童保护身体的“说、做、讲述、报告”技能的知识在统计学上显着增加。发现“MBS-TP”可有效提高识别身体部位的能力和预防 5-6 岁儿童性虐待的身体安全技术。