Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, çocukların ve ebeveynlerin çocuk cinsel istismarı hakkındaki bilgi ve tutum düzeylerini incelemek ve potansiyel risk faktörlerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel türdeki bu araştırma, Şubat-Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında 3 ilköğretim okulunda eğitim-öğrenim gören, 8-11 yaş aralığında çocuk (n=255) ve ebeveynleri (n=255) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında, 'Ebeveyn ve Çocuk Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, Ebeveynler İçin Çocuk Cinsel İstismarı Bilgi/Tutum Ölçeği ve Çocuk Cinsel İstismarı Bilgi Formu' kullanılmıştır. Veriler, SPSS 24 programında 'sayı, ortalama, yüzde, bağımsız örneklem t-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA)' testleri kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin Çocuk Cinsel İstismarı Bilgi/Tutum Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 137,66±18,40 idi. Ebeveynlerin ölçekten aldıkları puan ile eğitim düzeyleri (p=0,034), çocuk cinsel istismarı hakkında önceden bilgi alma durumları (p=0,023) ve çocuğuna cinsel istismar hakkında eğitim verme durumları (p=0,000) arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark saptanmıştır. Bu araştırmada, ebeveynlerin %55,9'u çocuğuna cinsel istismarı eğitimi vermelerinin çocuklarının kafalarını karıştırmaktan korktuğunu ifade etmiştir. Çocukların %36,9'u iyi-kötü dokunmayı bilmediğini belirtmiştir. Çocuklar haberlerde çocuk cinsel istismar ile karşılaştıkları zaman; %46,6'sı korktuğunu ve %23,3'ü kötü bir duygu olduğunu ifade etmiştir. Sonuç: Ebeveynlerin çocuk cinsel istismarı bilgi/tutumlarının orta düzeyinin altında olduğu, çocukların ise yaklaşık yarısının iyi kötü dokunmayı bilmediği ve cinsel istismardan korktuğu belirlenmiştir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Cinsel istismar; çocuk; ebeveyn
Objective: This paper investigated parents' and children's knowledge of and attitudes towards child sexual abuse and identified potential risk factors. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2021. The sample consisted of parents (n=255) and their children (n=255) aged 8-11 studying at three primary schools. Data were collected using a Parent and Child Sociodemographic Information Form, the Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge/Attitude Scale for Parents, and the Child Sexual Abuse Information Form. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24 program 'number, mean, percent, independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)' tests. Results: Parents had a mean Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge/Attitude Scale for Parents score of 137.66±18.40. There was a significant difference between Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge/Attitude Scale for Parents scores and education (p=0.034), prior knowledge of child sexual abuse (p=0.023), and education on sexual abuse to their children (p=0.000). More than half the parents (55.9%) stated that they were scared about giving their children education on sexual abuse because they thought it might confuse them. More than a quarter of the children (36.9%) reported not knowing appropriate and inappropriate touch. News on child sexual abuse scared (46.6%) or made children feel bad (23.3%). Conclusion: Parents had a below-average knowledge of and attitudes towards child sexual abuse. Almost half the children did not know about appropriate and inappropriate touch and were afraid of sexual abuse
Keywords: Sexual abuse; child; parents
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