RT Journal Article
T1 Effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs on knowledge acquisition: A meta-analytical study
A1 Cerezo-Guzmán, María Victoria
A1 Ferragut-Ortiz-Tallo, Marta
A1 Ortiz-Tallo-Alarcón, Margarita
A1 Rodríguez-Fernandez, Raquel
K1 Niños -- Abusos sexuales -- Prevención
K1 Eficacia organizacional
K1 Delitos sexuales
K1 Niños -- Psicología
AB Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a type of maltreatment considered a global health problem. CSA is a traumatic experience with important consequences for the victim’s health. It is essential to report the effectiveness of CSA prevention programs to offer society useful tools to combat this abuse.Objective: We aimed to study the effectiveness of CSA prevention programs on the knowledge acquisition based on comparing pre- and post-treatment changes, and also if their effectiveness is related to program-related and methodological variables.Participants and settings: Standardised mean change (with studies that report pre-post program measures) of the effectiveness of CSA prevention programs published between 2014 and 2021 was carried out.Methods: The general effectiveness of these programs and whether the results were influenced by program-related variables (the duration, the target population, participants’ age, or the type of intervention) or by methodology-related factors (the agent who taught them, the geographical area where they were carried out or the way the programs were evaluated) were analysed. A totalof 43 samples analysing knowledge about CSA as a dependent variable were included.Results: The results reported a combined effect size considered large (dMR =  0.96, 95 % CI [ 1.10,  0.82], p < .001). High inter-study heterogeneity was observed in the meta-analysis, although only the geographic area where the studies were conducted appears as a significant moderator.Conclusions: In conclusion, the prevention programs included in this analysis significantly improved the participants’ knowledge acquisition
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-10-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27873
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27873
LA eng
NO Ferragut, M., Cerezo, M.V., Ortiz-Tallo, M., & Rodríguez-Fernández, R. (2023). Effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs on knowledge acquisition: A meta-analytical study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 146, 106489, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106489.
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026