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. 2019 Aug-Sep;28(6):726-744.
doi: 10.1080/10538712.2019.1620397. Epub 2019 Jun 18.

Teacher Outcomes from the Second Step Child Protection Unit: Moderating Roles of Prior Preparedness, and Treatment Acceptability

Sunha Kim  1 , Amanda Nickerson  1 , Jennifer A Livingston  2 , Melissa Dudley  3 , Margaret Manges  3 , Jenine Tulledge  3 , Kathleen Allen  3
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Teacher Outcomes from the Second Step Child Protection Unit: Moderating Roles of Prior Preparedness, and Treatment Acceptability

Sunha Kim et al. J Child Sex Abus. 2019 Aug-Sep.

Abstract

Teachers play a critical role in child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention and intervention efforts. We examined the impact of the Second Step Child Protection Unit (CPU) on improving teacher awareness, attitudes, and teacher-student relations for 161 teachers. Teacher baseline scores and treatment acceptability were examined as moderators. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed a significant effect of the CPU on teachers' awareness, attitudes, and teacher-student relations, particularly for teachers with lower prior knowledge, attitudes, and student relationships. Teachers' acceptability of the CPU also moderated outcomes, where a higher level of acceptability of CSA interventions was associated with an increase in outcomes.

Keywords: Child sexual abuse prevention; acceptability; attitudes; knowledge; structural equation modeling; student relationship; teachers.

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