NCJ Number
220034
Journal
Child Abuse & Neglect Volume: 31 Issue: 7 Dated: July 2007 Pages: 747-755
Date Published
July 2007
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This study investigated Chinese parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and communication practices with their children about child sexual abuse (CSA).
Abstract
Results show that 95 percent of the parents agreed that elementary schools should provide programs to prevent CSA and were willing to have their children participate in the programs. About half, 46 percent, expressed concern that CSA could cause their child/children to know too much about sex. Although the parents talked with their children about stranger danger, they were less likely to talk specifically about sexual abuse. The findings showed that the parents’ level of education was strongly associated with knowledge and positive CSA prevention education. However, there was no significant association between parents’ education and the extent to which they talked with their children about CSA. Participants were 772 parents of children from 14 third grade classes in 7 schools in Jingzhou City of Hubei providence; 81 percent correctly completed the questionnaire. There were 256 fathers (39.3 percent, mean age=34.1 years) and 396 mothers (60.7 percent, mean age=32.5 years). Tables, references