Comparison of Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge and Attitude Levels of Parents of Special Needs Children with Normally Developing Children

Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.18863/pgy.1271623

Havva Kaçan, Funda Gümüş, Eren Yıldız

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This study aimed to compare parents' knowledge and attitudes of children with special needs and normally developing children about child sexual abuse. The study was cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational design, and the sample consisted of 228 parents, including 153 parents of normal children and 75 parents of children with special needs. Personal Information Form and Child Abuse Knowledge/Attitude Scale for Parents were used to collect the data. The only independent variable with explanatory power on the level of Child Abuse Knowledge and Attitude was found to be educational status. In the model created with this variable, educational status explained 2.9% of the variation on the total score of the Child Abuse Knowledge and Attitude Scale. Ninety-four point eight percent of the parents had no previous education about sexual abuse against children but were informed about it. Parents' knowledge and attitudes towards sexual abuse were significantly affected by the educational status of the parents. In this context, awareness should be increased through school-based programs organized by mental health professionals.

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特殊需要儿童家长与正常发育儿童家长对儿童性虐待知识及态度的比较

本研究旨在比较特殊需要儿童与正常发育儿童家长对儿童性侵的认知与态度。本研究采用横断面、描述性和相关设计，样本由228名父母组成，其中153名正常儿童的父母和75名有特殊需要儿童的父母。采用《个人信息表》和《家长虐待儿童知识态度量表》进行数据收集。受教育程度是影响儿童虐待知识与态度的唯一自变量。在用这个变量创建的模型中，教育状况解释了虐待儿童知识和态度量表总分的2.9%的变化。94%的父母之前没有接受过关于儿童性虐待的教育，但他们被告知了这一点。父母的受教育程度显著影响其对性侵犯的认知和态度。在这方面，应通过由心理健康专业人员组织的以学校为基础的方案提高认识。

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期刊介绍： Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar / Current Approaches in Psychiatry is an online peer reviewed bilingual journal aiming to publish updated current review articles on all aspects of psychiatry and related sciences (i.e behavioral sciences, psychology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, neurosciences, psychiatric nursing) in Turkish or English. The journal accepts articles on not only current subjects but also on classical subjects to become an educational source for all psychiatric residents, specialists and related professionals. The journal accepts articles on not only current subjects but also on classical subjects to become an educational source for all psychiatric residents, specialists and related professionals. Journal also publishes a special issue which includes only research papers in every volume.