@article{b7c8d0b9427a486a90557910e846613f,
title = "Development and validation of a child physical and sexual abuse prevention scale",
abstract = "Objective: School-based child abuse primary prevention programs are delivered across the country; however, a validated measurement tool that is feasible to deliver to students is unavailable. The purpose of this study was to describe the development and validation of a measurement tool for knowledge and skills related to the primary prevention of child physical and sexual abuse. Methods: Two elementary schools and 404 students participated. Students completed 5 instruments: the Play it Safe!{\textregistered} scale, 2 scales related to abuse prevention, and 2 unrelated scales. For assessment of the convergent and divergent validity, correlations were estimated and corresponding p-values in SAS version 9.4. Results: For the Play it Safe!{\textregistered} scale, the mean score was 10.87 out of 14 potential points (SD = 2.73; higher scores = higher knowledge). The internal consistency of the scale was adequate with a Cronbach{\textquoteright}s alpha of 0.77. We found strong correlations for the 2 convergent validity scales, and weak correlations for the 2 divergent validity scales. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the divergent and convergent validity of a child abuse primary prevention knowledge scale that can be used in school-settings and can assist in the measurement of primary prevention knowledge.",
keywords = "Child physical abuse, Child sexual abuse, Prevention, School, Validation",
author = "Thompson, {Erika L.} and Ashvita Garg and Esser, {Katharine Collier} and Deborah Caddy and Sarah Matthes and Danielle Rohr and Spence, {Emily E.}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was funded through a grant from the Public Safety Office of the Texas Office of the Governor and US Department of Justice. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Texas Office of the Governor and US Department of Justice. The authors acknowledge the Monique Burr Foundation Child Safety Matters{\textregistered} Program, including Dr. Melissa Bright, for permission to use their scale (https://www.mbfpreventioneducation.org/why-use-our-programs/ mbf-child-safety-matters/). Thank you to Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International for permission to use ideas from the research surveys developed for their classroom safety evaluation project. Kidpower is a global nonprofit leader dedicated to teaching empowering and effective child protection, positive communication, and social-emotional safety skills for all ages, abilities and walks of life since 1989 (www.kidpower.org safety@kidpower.org). Finally, the authors thank the program facilitators from Play it Safe!{\textregistered} and the Fort Worth Independent School District. Funding Information: This study was funded through a grant from the Public Safety Office of the Texas Office of the Governor and US Department of Justice. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Texas Office of the Governor and US Department of Justice. The authors acknowledge the Monique Burr Foundation Child Safety Matters{\textregistered} Program, including Dr. Melissa Bright, for permission to use their scale (https://www. mbfpreventioneducation.org/why-use-our-programs/ mbf-child-safety-matters/). Thank you to Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International for permission to use ideas from the research surveys developed for their classroom safety evaluation project. Kidpower is a global nonprofit leader dedicated to teaching empowering and effective child protection, positive communication, and social-emotional safety skills for all ages, abilities and walks of life since 1989 (www.kidpower.org safety@kidpower.org). Finally, the authors thank the program facilitators from Play it Safe!{\textregistered} and the Fort Worth Independent School District. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} PNG Publications. All rights reserved",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
doi = "10.5993/AJHB.45.5.14",
language = "English",
volume = "45",
pages = "947--955",
journal = "American Journal of Health Behavior",
issn = "1087-3244",
publisher = "PNG Publications",
number = "5",
}