Ferragut Marta, Rueda Pilar, Cerezo M Victoria, Ortiz-Tallo Margarita
University of Malaga, Spain.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jan;37(1-2):NP757-NP775. doi: 10.1177/0886260520918579. Epub 2020 May 12.
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a terrible type of maltreatment that can have serious physical and psychological consequences for victims. These consequences include shame and are often taboo in conversation, which makes CSA very difficult to see. Therefore, multiple myths exist about CSA that can lead to misperceptions regarding issues such as its context, prevalence, and consequences. What is unknown cannot be addressed; therefore, the aim of this work was to investigate Spanish participants' knowledge about CSA as well as examine gender and educational level differences. A 10-item questionnaire comprising myths and truths about CSA was developed, taking into account existing literature. Participants ( = 1,540) had to rate their level of agreement with the statements. Some important aspects of CSA remain unclear, particularly in terms of the background of the victims (e.g., gender, educational level, CSA prevalence). Significant differences in the perception of CSA between men and women and among those with various educational levels were found: Men and people with lower levels of education held more myths about CSA. In conclusion, better knowledge about CSA is needed to get people involved in its prevention. We must consider the myths and truths about CSA when designing prevention programs and tailor educational programs to the target population.
儿童性虐待（CSA）是一种可怕的虐待形式，会给受害者带来严重的身体和心理后果。这些后果包括羞耻感，而且在谈话中往往是禁忌话题，这使得CSA很难被发现。因此，关于CSA存在多种误解，可能导致对其背景、发生率和后果等问题产生错误认知。未知的问题无法得到解决；因此，这项工作的目的是调查西班牙参与者对CSA的了解情况，并研究性别和教育水平差异。在参考现有文献的基础上，编制了一份包含10个关于CSA的误解和事实的问卷。参与者（n = 1540）必须对这些陈述的认同程度进行评分。CSA的一些重要方面仍不明确，特别是在受害者背景方面（例如，性别、教育水平、CSA发生率）。研究发现，男性与女性以及不同教育水平的人在对CSA的认知上存在显著差异：男性和教育水平较低的人对CSA存在更多误解。总之，需要更好地了解CSA，以便让人们参与到预防工作中来。在设计预防项目时，我们必须考虑关于CSA的误解和事实，并根据目标人群调整教育项目。
