Zihinsel Yetersizliği Olan Çocukların Annelerinin Çocukluk Dönemi Cinsel İstismar Mitleri ve İlişkili Faktörler

Amaç: Zihinsel yetersizliği olan çocuklar, sağlıklı yaşıtlarına göre cinsel istismar açısından risk grubunda yer almaktadır. Annelerin cinsel istismara ilişkin yanlış inanışları, istismarın ya da istismarcının gözden kaçırılmasına neden olabilir. Bu araştırma, zihinsel yetersizliği olan çocukların annelerinin çocukluk çağı cinsel istismarına ilişkin mitlerinin düzeyini ve tanıtıcı faktörlerle ilişkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki araştırmanın örneklemini, iki farklı özel eğitim kurumuna devam eden zihinsel yetersizliği olan çocukların anneleri (n=100) oluşturdu. Çalışmada kurum izni, etik onay ve katılımcılardan yazılı onam alındı. Veriler, tanıtıcı özellikler veri formu ve çocukluk dönemi cinsel istismarına ilişkin mitler ölçeği (ÇCİMÖ) ebeveyn formu ile toplandı. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistiksel analizler ve nonparametrik testler kullanıldı. Bulgular: Annelerin ÇCİMÖ toplam puan ortalaması 33.75±11.92 olarak bulundu. Annelerin eğitim düzeyi, aile tipi, çocuk sayısı ve yaşı ile ÇCİMÖ puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulundu. Daha önce çocukluk çağı cinsel istismarı konusunda eğitim alan ve almayan annelerin ÇCİMÖ puanları arasında fark yoktu. Çocuklarını cinsel istismardan koruma konusunda bilgiye ihtiyacı olmadığını düşünenlerin ÇCİMÖ puanları daha yüksekti. Sonuç: Risk grubundaki annelerin çocukluk çağı cinsel istismar mitlerine yönelik farkındalık düzeylerinin artırılması için hemşirelerce eğitim ve müdahale çalışmalarının planlanması ve uygulanması önerilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Cinsel istismar, çocuk, hemşire, inanış, zihinsel yetersizlik

Childhood Sexual Abuse Myths of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Related Introductory Factors

Objective: Children with intellectual disabilities are in the risk group in terms of sexual abuse compared to healthy peers. Mothers’ false beliefs about sexual abuse may cause the abuse or the abuser to be overlooked. This study aimed to determine the myths about childhood sexual abuse and related ıntroductory factors of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. Methods: The sample of the cross-sectional study consisted of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities (n=100) enrolled in two different special education institutions. Institutional permission, ethics approval, and written consent from the participants was obtained in the study. The data were collected with introductory characteristics data form and parent form of the childhood sexual abuse myths scale (CSAMS). Descriptive and non-parametric tests were used for data analyses. Results: The mean CSAMS total score of the mothers of the children with intellectual disabilities was 33.75±11.92. There were statistically significant differences between mothers’ education level, family type, number of children, age, and CSAMS scores. There was no difference between the CSAMS scores of the mothers who received and did not receive training on childhood sexual abuse previously. Those who thought that they did not need information about protecting their children from sexual abuse had higher CSAMS scores. Conclusion: It is recommended to plan and implement training and intervention studies by nurses to increase mothers in the risk group awareness of childhood sexual abuse myths.

Keywords:

Intellectual Disabilities, belief, child, burse, sexual abuse,

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