ERIC Number: EJ980553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8712
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Evaluation of a Sexual Abuse Prevention Workshop in a Multicultural, Impoverished Urban Area
Daigneault, Isabelle; Hebert, Martine; McDuff, Pierre; Frappier, Jean-Yves
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v21 n5 p521-542 2012
Participants in the ESPACE sexual abuse prevention workshop were in grades 1 through 4 and attended three Montreal, Canada, public schools in low socioeconomic areas. The sample was culturally diverse, with half born outside of Canada. An evaluation was conducted to explore the effects associated with participating in the workshop and the effects of booster sessions conducted two years later. Outcomes included knowledge gained, the ability to offer behavioral responses to abusive situations, peer victimization, sense of safety, empathy, self-efficacy, and support. Results revealed that participants in this sample obtained low scores on measures of sexual abuse knowledge and that short booster sessions that elicit children's recall of the learned material might produce greater improvements. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Empathy, Sexual Abuse, Urban Areas, Workshops, Socioeconomic Status, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary School Students, Victims, Peer Groups, Safety, Scores, Measures (Individuals), Poverty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)
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