Ebeveynlerin Cinsel İstismardan Korunma Eğitimine Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı ebeveynlerin cinsel istismarı önleme eğitimleriyle ilgili düşünceleri hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinebilmektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubuna çocuklarının yaşı 3 ile 6 arasında değişmekte olan 180 ebeveyn katılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Ebeveynlerin çoğunun (%70) çocuklarına cinsel istismardan korunma eğitimi vermesine rağmen yine de güvenilir uzmanlar tarafından daha fazla bilgilendirilmeye ve yönlendirilmeye gereksinim duydukları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca ebeveynler gelişimsel olarak uygun eğitimsel materyallere ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Ebeveynlerin bazı kaygı ve korkular nedeniyle çocuklarıyla bu konu hakkında konuşmaktan uzak durdukları belirlenmiştir. Ebeveynlerin uzman desteğine, uygun materyale, bu konuda kendilerini yeterli hissetmeye ve güvenmeye ihtiyaçları bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca ileride daha fazla bilgi ve destekle çocuklarına cinsel istismardan korunmayı öğretebileceklerini düşündükleri de belirlenmiştir. Hiç eğitim vermediğini ifade eden ebeveynlerin tüm çocukların cinsel istismar konusunda potansiyel risk altında olduğunu ve mağduriyetin herhangi bir yaşta gerçekleşebileceğini anlamalarına yardımcı olmak için daha fazla bilgilendirme ve farkındalık çalışmalarının yapılması gerektiği düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Cinsel istismar, ebeveyn, farkındalık, eğitim, ebeveyn tutumu

Investigation of Parents' Attitudes Towards Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education

The main purpose of this study is to obtain more information about parents' thoughts on sexual abuse prevention education. One hundred and eighty parents whose children were between 3 and 6 years old participated in the study group of the research. Research data were collected with a questionnaire prepared by the researcher. It was determined that although most of the parents (70%) gave their children sexual abuse prevention education, they still needed more information and guidance by reliable specialists. In addition, parents need de velopmentally appropriate educational materials. It has been determined that parents stay away from talking about this issue with their children due to some anxiety and fears. Parents need expert support, appropriate material, and to feel competent and trustworthy in this regard. It was also determined that they thought that they could teach their children to protect themselves from sexual abuse with more information and support in the future. It is thought that more information and awareness studies should be carried out to help parents who state that they do not provide any education to understand that all children are at potential risk of sexual abuse and that victimization can occur at any age.

Keywords:

Sexual abuse, parent, awareness, education, parental attitude,

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