An integrative literature review on sexual abuse prevention education programs for elementary school students in South Korea
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to review sexual abuse prevention education program for Korean elementary school students. METHODS: Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review methods were used and Gough's weight of evidence was employed as a quality appraisal tool. Articles published in Korean or English were identified through electronic search engines and scholarly web sites using three keywords: "elementary school student", "sexual abuse", and "prevention education". Peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2018 were included in this review. RESULTS: Twelve articles met the inclusion criteria and were appraised as being high-quality. Among the 12 selected studies, seven were descriptive, while five were intervention studies. Sexual abuse prevention education programs were effective in improving perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors among elementary school students. However, deficiencies were found in the variety of educational methods, utilization of experts, and standardization of the content of sexual abuse prevention education. CONCLUSION: We need to provide various educational methods that are appropriate for specific developmental stages, and the sexual abuse prevention content should draw upon the current sexual education program administered to this population. Furthermore, parents and trained teachers or school health teachers should be included to provide effective education programs for elementary students.
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Evidence for CSAPPs effects on disclosure is uncertain.
“Evidence for CSAPPs effects on disclosure is uncertain, due in large part to methodological problems in program evaluations.”
From Recall of sexual abuse prevention education at school and home: Associations with sexual abuse experience, disclosure, protective parenting, and knowledge (2022) · cites this paper as Shin et al., 2019
The Discussion (page unavailable) says the small number of experimental studies and incomplete statistical reporting limit conclusions about program effects. The Results (page unavailable) list measured outcomes as knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and self-protection, not disclosure. Thus the review supports methodological uncertainty about program effects generally, but does not establish uncertainty specifically about effects on disclosure. (LLM, conf=0.79)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredMost CSAPP evaluations demonstrate increases in children's factual knowledge about sexual abuse and its prevention (Davis & Gidycz, 2000; Shin et al., 2019; Topping & Barron, 2009; Walsh et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2021).
“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).”
From Recall of sexual abuse prevention education at school and home: Associations with sexual abuse experience, disclosure, protective parenting, and knowledge (2022) · cites this paper as Shin et al., 2019
The Introduction (page not available) reports that increased sexual-abuse-related knowledge was a particularly evident effect of prevention education among elementary students. But the review’s Results section reports nonsignificant knowledge outcomes in some evaluated studies, so it does not establish that most evaluations found increases. The cited passages also do not establish the sentence’s specific claim that follow-up was absent or lasted no more than six months. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredFollow-up to test knowledge maintenance in CSAPP evaluations 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).
“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).”
From Recall of sexual abuse prevention education at school and home: Associations with sexual abuse experience, disclosure, protective parenting, and knowledge (2022) · cites this paper as Shin et al., 2019
The Research Results section describes pre- and post-intervention measurements, while the Discussion gives education durations of 1–8 weeks. Neither reports whether knowledge was tested later or specifies a follow-up period. Searches for knowledge maintenance and follow-up testing found no passage establishing that follow-up was absent or limited to six months. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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- Authors
- Shin, H., Lee, J. M., Kang, K.-A., & Kim, S.-J.
- Affiliations
- Clemson University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- Sahmyook University (KR)
- Hallym University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Kim, Shin-Jeong
- Venue
- Child Health Nursing Research
- Published
- 2019-10-31
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 435-448
- ISSN
- 2287-9110 (ISSN-L)
- 2287-9129
- PMC
- PMC8650989
- OpenAlex
- W2984454578
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 1.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Health Nursing Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Hallym University (201903-012)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- sexual abuse prevention, prevention education program, elementary school students, child sexual abuse, sex education, school-based intervention, parental involvement, teacher participation, South Korea
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