Zhang Wenjing, Ren Ping, Yin Guijin, Li Haiyan, Jin Yichen
Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, Beijing, China.
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
J Child Sex Abus. 2020 Apr;29(3):295-311. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2019.1709240. Epub 2020 Feb 10.
The purpose of this study was to investigate Chinese parents' attitudes, knowledge, and practices with their preschool-aged children on sexual abuse prevention education, and to explore the associated factors of parental educative practices on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention. Four hundred and forty parents of young children from 16 classes in 3 preschools in Beijing completed the questionnaire anonymously and voluntarily (response rate = 80%). Less than one third of parents believed that children most often were sexually abused by familiar persons, and less than 30% of parents believed that if a child has been sexually abused, there will usually be no obvious physical evidence. Parents were reluctant to discuss CSA protective skills with their young children. Less than half of the parents had told their children that if sexual abuse happens, parents or other trusted adults should be told. The multivariate linear regression equation showed that both parents' knowledge ( = 0.11, = 0.05, = 0 .03) and attitudes ( = 0.27, = 0.10, = .01) were significant factors for parents' communication about CSA prevention with their children. Findings from this study suggest that it is urgent to implement the sexual abuse prevention education with Chinese parents of preschoolers. Applications and limitations of these findings are discussed.
本研究旨在调查中国家长对学龄前儿童性虐待预防教育的态度、知识和做法，并探讨家长在儿童性虐待（CSA）预防教育实践中的相关影响因素。来自北京3所幼儿园16个班级的440名幼儿家长匿名且自愿地完成了问卷（回复率 = 80%）。不到三分之一的家长认为儿童最常受到熟人的性虐待，不到30%的家长认为如果儿童遭受了性虐待，通常不会有明显的身体证据。家长们不愿与年幼的孩子讨论CSA防护技能。不到一半的家长告诉过孩子，如果发生性虐待，应该告知父母或其他值得信任的成年人。多元线性回归方程显示，家长的知识（β = 0.11，p = 0.05，t = 0.03）和态度（β = 0.27，p = 0.10，t = 0.01）都是家长与孩子就CSA预防进行沟通的重要因素。本研究结果表明，对中国学龄前儿童家长开展性虐待预防教育迫在眉睫。文中讨论了这些研究结果的应用和局限性。
