Evaluation of a School-Based Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Prevention Program

Autor/inn/en	Thompson, Erika L.; Zhou, Zhengyang; Garg, Ashvita; Rohr, Danielle; Ajoku, Brittany; Spence, Emily E.
Titel	Evaluation of a School-Based Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Prevention Program
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 49 (2022) 4, S.584-592 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Thompson, Erika L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198120988252
Schlagwörter	Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Prevention; Health Education; Intervention; Knowledge Level; Program Evaluation; Child Safety; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sexueller Missbrauch; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Wissensbasis; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	Background: Evidence-based child sexual and physical abuse prevention programs delivered in schools are needed and require rigorous evaluation of program effects prior to widespread dissemination. The Play it Safe! program is a one-time session delivered by trained facilitators to teach students about recognizing, resisting, and reporting abuse. Aims: To evaluate a school-based child sexual and physical abuse prevention intervention Play it Safe! among elementary school students using a cluster randomized design. Method: Six elementary schools in Texas were matched on demographic characteristics, and then randomized to intervention or wait-list control groups. Participants included third to fifth graders (n = 539). Participants received the pretest assessing vignette-based knowledge of physical and sexual abuse prevention (14 items). The intervention group immediately had the program. One month later, both groups received a posttest using the same validated scale. Multilevel linear regression analyses were estimated, and interaction effects were used to evaluate the effect of Play it Safe! while controlling for other factors. Results: A statistically significant interaction between the treatment group and time (b = 1.30, p < 0.01) indicated a greater increase in the knowledge score over time in the intervention group. Moderating effect of grade was also observed as the intervention tended to have less effect for fifth grade compared with third grade (b = -1.04, p = 0.01). Conclusion: This study provides evidence to support the efficacy of the Play it Safe! program for increasing children's physical and sexual abuse prevention knowledge and skills among a racially and ethnically diverse sample of elementary school students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01