Effect of a Family Participation Program on Sexual Assault Prevention Among Guardians of Middle School Girls in Communities
Keywords:
Participation, Family participation program, Sexual assault prevention, Guardians, Middle school girlsAbstract
Sexual assault prevention among middle school girls through family participation is extremely necessary. This study used a quasi-experimental design with two groups which aimed to examine the effect of a family participation program on sexual assault prevention among guardians of middle school girls in communities. The participants were 42 parents of middle school girls assigned to a control or an experimental group with 21 participants in each group. The instruments used in this study consisted of a family participation program, developed from Cohen and Uphoff’s participation concept; a handbook on sexual assault among middle school girls for guardians; and a questionnaire on sexual assault prevention among guardians of middle school girls. The instruments were approved by six experts with a content validity index value of .94 and a reliability value of .95. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired t-test, and independent t-test.
The research results revealed that after the family participation program 1) guardians in the group receiving the program had a higher mean score for sexual assault prevention than before receiving the program (t = 5.57, p < .001) and 2) parents in the group receiving the program had a higher mean score for sexual assault prevention than the group who did not receive the program (t = 5.89, p < .001).
The results of this study show that this family participation program can increase sexual assault prevention among guardians of middle school girls in communities and, therefore, should be implemented to help prevent further sexual assault of middle school girls in other schools.
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