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Understanding teachers'reporting of child sexual abuse: Measurement methods matter

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Walsh, Kerryann, Mathews, Ben, Rassafiani, Mehdi, Farrell, Ann, Butler, Des·2012·Children and Youth Services Review
DOI 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.06.004
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  • Training on child abuse of all types increases identification and reporting by pediatricians, nurses, and teachers.

    “Our findings align with studies suggesting that training on child abuse of all types increases identification and reporting by pediatricians, nurses, and teachers (Ferrara et al., 2017; Fraser et al., 2010; Walsh et al., 2012).”

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    The ‘Actual past reporting’ section (page unavailable) reports that trained teachers were 11–74% more likely to have reported child sexual abuse, but the associations were not statistically significant. The paper does not establish that training increases identification or reporting, and its study concerns teachers and child sexual abuse—not pediatricians, nurses, or all types of child abuse. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Walsh, K., Mathews, B., Rassafiani, M., Farrell, A., & Butler, D.
Affiliations
  • Queensland University of Technology (AU)
  • University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (IR)
Corresponding author
Walsh, Kerryann
ORCID
Venue
Children and Youth Services Review
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-09
Volume
34
Issue
9
Pages
1937-1946
ISSN
0190-7409 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.06.004
OpenAlex
W2042033027
Cited by
74
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Children and Youth Services Review (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Australian Research Council (DP664847)
  • Queensland University of Technology Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords
child sexual abuse, mandatory reporting, policy knowledge, reporting intentions, rural and urban schools, child protection

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