ERIC Number: EJ1272603
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1307-9298
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Development of the Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents and Its Relationship with Various Variables
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, v13 n1 p21-34 Sep 2020
This study aims to develop the Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents (CNAASP) as well as examine their awareness of the children who attend preschools according to age, gender, educational status, and income status. First, the validity and reliability studies were conducted with 595 parents through the random sampling method. Then, the validity and reliability of the study were completed by using CNAASP to determine whether there was a difference in parental awareness according to the variables of gender, age, education, and income. In this study carried out with 144 parents determined by convenience sampling method, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis according to gender variable; Scheffe Test was performed to determine the source of the differences. It was found that there was a significant difference in the mothers' awareness of child neglect and abuse. As a result of the analysis of the income status of the parents, a difference was found in favor of the parents with high-income status in the emotional abuse subscale. As a result of the analysis of the educational status variable of the parents, it was concluded that there was no statistically significant difference.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Attitudes, Parent Background, Predictor Variables, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Family Income, Educational Attainment, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Ankara)
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