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Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis
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Conducted a meta-analytic evaluation of the effectiveness of school-based child abuse prevention programs. Literature searches identified 27 studies meeting inclusion criteria for use in this meta-analysis. The average effect size for all programs studied was 1.07, indicating that children who participated in prevention programs performed 1.07 SD higher than control group children on the outcome measures used in the studies. Analysis of moderator variables revealed significant effects for age, number of sessions, participant involvement, type of outcome measure, and use of behavioral skills training. Most important, programs presented over 4 or more sessions that allowed children to become physically involved produced the highest effect sizes. Although most often used only with younger children, findings suggest that active, long-term programs may be more effective for children of all ages.
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“Evidence for CSAPPs effects on disclosure is uncertain, due in large part to methodological problems in program evaluations.”
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“Indeed, most CSAPP evaluations demonstrate increases in children's factual knowledge about sexual abuse and its prevention, however follow-up to test knowledge maintenance is either short (up to 6 months) or absent (Davis & Gidycz, 2000; Shin et al., 2019; Topping & Barron, 2009; Walsh et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2021).”
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“Indeed, most CSAPP evaluations demonstrate increases in children's factual knowledge about sexual abuse and its prevention, however follow-up to test knowledge maintenance is either short (up to 6 months) or absent (Davis & Gidycz, 2000; Shin et al., 2019; Topping & Barron, 2009; Walsh et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2021).”
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“Meta-analytic work strongly supports the effectiveness of youth prevention programs addressing child abuse [44], negative consequences of parents’ divorce on children [45], substance abuse [46], and school-related problematic behaviors [47] in reducing rates of psychosocial difficulties later in life [48].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Davis, M. K., & Gidycz, C. A.
- Affiliations
- Ohio University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2000-05
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 257-265
- ISSN
- 0047-228X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2014492350
- Cited by
- 255
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Child Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
- Keywords
- child sexual abuse prevention, school-based prevention, program effectiveness, behavioral skills training, program duration, child age, moderators
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Behavior Therapy, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child Health Services, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, School Health Services, Treatment Outcome
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