Evaluation of a Sexual Abuse Prevention Education for Chinese Preschoolers. (July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Wenjing; Chen, Jingqi; Feng, Yanan; Li, Jingyi; Liu, Chengfeng; Zhao, Xiaoxia
• Is Part Of: Research on social work practice. Volume 24:Number 4(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 428
• Page End: 436
• Publication Date: 2014-07
• Subjects: child sexual abuse -- prevention -- evaluation -- China; Social service -- Periodicals; 361.3205
• DOI: 10.1177/1049731513510409
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-7315

Abstract

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.