Franchino-Olsen Hannabeth, Christofides Nicola, Woollett Nataly, Fouche Ansie, Silima Mpho, Thurston Christina, Monaisa Kopano, Meinck Franziska
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Int J Child Maltreat. 2023 Mar 7:1-27. doi: 10.1007/s42448-023-00157-w.
This paper presents findings from a pilot study focused on examining intergenerational violence in a three-generation sample, which included young children, in a rural area of South Africa. The aims of the pilot study were to investigate the feasibility of participant recruitment, consent, and interviewing; length and burden of the study questionnaires; appropriateness and acceptability of the measures used; and young children's (age 4-7) ability to comprehend the measures and participate meaningfully in interviews asking about violence. Data were collected for 4 months with three groups of participants, often within families (young adults, their children, and the young adults' former caregivers), using cognitive interviews, quantitative questionnaires, and qualitative in-depth interviews. All groups participated in arts-based methods and child interviews included visual and tactile aids. Pilot study findings demonstrated feasible recruitment within families for a three-generation study using comprehensive consent protocols and mandatory reporting information. Adults and young children were able to participate in the extensive interviews (2-3 h and 1 h, respectively) without significant burden. The employed measures were appropriate and acceptable to the setting, though minor revisions were made to improve comprehension of certain items. Young children were able to engage and participate meaningfully in the research, though they were not able to answer abstract reasoning items in cognitive interviews and children who were less developmentally advanced required more play- and arts-based accommodations to support their participation. Future research around sensitive topics, such as violence, appears feasible within families and including young children as participants even in resource-poor settings.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42448-023-00157-w.
本文介绍了一项试点研究的结果，该研究聚焦于在南非农村地区的一个三代样本中考察代际暴力，样本包括幼儿。试点研究的目的是调查参与者招募、同意和访谈的可行性；研究问卷的长度和负担；所用测量方法的适当性和可接受性；以及幼儿（4至7岁）理解测量方法并有效参与关于暴力的访谈的能力。通过认知访谈、定量问卷和定性深入访谈，对三组参与者（通常是家庭成员，包括年轻人、他们的孩子以及年轻人的前照料者）进行了为期4个月的数据收集。所有组都参与了基于艺术的方法，儿童访谈还包括视觉和触觉辅助工具。试点研究结果表明，使用全面同意协议和强制报告信息，在家庭中进行三代研究的招募是可行的。成年人和幼儿能够参与广泛的访谈（分别为2至3小时和1小时），且负担不大。所采用的测量方法在该环境中是适当且可接受的，不过进行了一些小的修订以提高对某些项目的理解。幼儿能够有效地参与研究，尽管他们在认知访谈中无法回答抽象推理项目，且发育较迟缓的儿童需要更多基于游戏和艺术的便利措施来支持他们的参与。围绕暴力等敏感话题的未来研究，即使在资源匮乏的环境中，在家庭中纳入幼儿作为参与者似乎也是可行的。
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