Parental knowledge of child sexual abuse symptoms.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9301157 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1053-8712 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10538712 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Child Sex Abus Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Philadelphia : Taylor & Francis
Original Publication: London : Informa Healthcare

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Parent-Child Relations* ; Parenting* ; Parents*; Child Abuse, Sexual/*diagnosis; Adult ; Child ; Child Rearing ; Female ; Health Education/methods ; Humans ; Male ; Social Support ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires

The purpose of this study was to investigate parental knowledge of symptoms of child sexual abuse (CSA), and to determine the factors associated with that knowledge. A total of 150 parents listed symptoms of CSA in the following areas: physical/medical, emotional, sexual behavior, and behavior towards others. Results suggest that, although most parents are familiar with some of the symptoms of CSA, they are more likely to know emotional or behavioral reactions which could be suggestive of many other life stressors. Parents with higher socioeconomic status listed more symptoms, but race and parenting experience were not significant factors. Results suggest the need to inform parents of more indicative physical or sexual symptoms, and to target parents of lower SES background in awareness efforts. doi:10.1300/ J070v15n04_01.

Date Created: 20070104 Date Completed: 20070313 Latest Revision: 20151119

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