Citation

Kim S, Nickerson AB, Livingston JA, Dudley M, Manges M, Tulledge J, Allen K. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2019; 28(6): 726-744.

Affiliation

c Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , NY , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538712.2019.1620397

PMID

31211660

Abstract

Teachers play a critical role in child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention and intervention efforts. We examined the impact of the Second Step Child Protection Unit (CPU) on improving teacher awareness, attitudes, and teacher-student relations for 161 teachers. Teacher baseline scores and treatment acceptability were examined as moderators. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed a significant effect of the CPU on teachers' awareness, attitudes, and teacher-student relations, particularly for teachers with lower prior knowledge, attitudes, and student relationships. Teachers' acceptability of the CPU also moderated outcomes, where a higher level of acceptability of CSA interventions was associated with an increase in outcomes.

Language: en

Keywords

Child sexual abuse prevention; acceptability; attitudes; knowledge; structural equation modeling; student relationship; teachers