Peer-reviewed article
The effect of the violence against children and ıts prevention course on university students’ awareness of domestic violence and their sensitivity to violence against children
Nevin Uslu, Mustafa Belli ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5The study looked at whether an elective university course called "Violence Against Children and Its Prevention" changed students' awareness of domestic violence and their sensitivity to violence against children. It was carried out in the 2021-2022 academic year at a state university in the Mediterranean region, with 81 students completing it. Students' domestic violence awareness scores rose significantly after the course. Their scores for sensitivity to violence against children did not change significantly. The authors recommend future randomized controlled studies of different educational programmes.
Key points
- 100 students enrolled in the elective course and 81 completed the study.
- Average student age was 21.1±2.2 years; 23.5% were male and 90.1% were second-year undergraduates.
- Domestic Violence Awareness Scale scores increased significantly after the course (p<0.05).
- Sensitivity to Violence Against Children Scale scores showed no statistically significant change (p>0.05).
- Pre-course differences in awareness scores by gender and family type disappeared after the course; differences in sensitivity by gender and father's education level persisted.
Limitations
There was no comparison group, and 19 of the 100 enrolled students did not complete the study. Findings concern students at one university and self-reported scale scores, not children's outcomes or students' behaviour. The country is not named in the abstract; it is inferred only from the Mediterranean region and the Turkish-style text, so it is uncertain.
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the "Violence Against Children and Its Prevention" course on university students' awareness of domestic violence and their sensitivity to violence against children. Material and Method: The study was conducted during the 2021-2022 academic year at a state university located in the Mediterranean region. One hundred students who enrolled in the elective course "Violence Against Children and Its Prevention" participated in the study, with 81 students completing it. Data were collected using the Student Identification Form, the Domestic Violence Awareness Scale (DVAS), and the Sensitivity to Violence Against Children Scale (SVACS) through a Google survey. Descriptive statistics, Shapiro-Wilk, Man-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis, and Wilcoxon tests were used for data analysis. Ethical approval was obtained before the study. Results: The average age of the students was 21.1±2.2 years, with 23.5% male and 90.1% second-year undergraduate students. DVAS scores showed statistically significant differences based on gender and family type before the course, but these differences disappeared afterward. SVACS scores showed differences based on gender, class level, and parental education level before the course, but only gender and father's education level differences persisted after the course. DVAS scores significantly increased after the course (p<0.05), whereas SVACS scores did not show statistically significant changes (p>0.05). Conclusion: Future randomized controlled studies are recommended to evaluate the effectiveness of different educational programs aimed at increasing sensitivity to violence against children.
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- Intervention
- An elective university course titled "Violence Against Children and Its Prevention"
- Population
- 81 university students (mostly second-year undergraduates, average age 21.1) at a state university in the Mediterranean region
Key finding
Domestic violence awareness scores rose significantly after the course (p<0.05).
Uslu et al. · Crossref · 18 Dec 2024