Effectiveness of web‐based distance education for parents in the prevention of emotional neglect and abuse: A randomized controlled study

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of web-based distance education for the prevention of child emotional neglect and abuse by increasing parental awareness of emotional abuse and appropriate attitudes toward child-rearing.Design and Methods: This study had a quasi-experimental, randomized controlled design. The study sample included a total of 60 parents who had taken their child to a pediatric outpatient clinic in Turkey. Of 60 parents, 30 were randomly assigned to an experimental group and 30 were randomly assigned to a control group. Data were collected using the Personal Characteristics Form, the Recognition of Emotional Maltreatment Scale (REMS) and the Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI). The experimental group was offered a 6-week web-based distance education program focusing on the prevention of child emotional neglect and abuse.Findings: There was no significant difference between the posttest scores of the experimental and control groups (P > .05). However, a significant difference was found between pretest and posttest scores of the experimental group for the REMS and its subscales and for the overprotective mothering and strict discipline subscales of the PARI (P < .05). Conclusion:The 6-week web-based distance education has the potential to increase parental awareness of child-rearing and emotional abuse.

Design and evaluation of child abuse web-based application for parent education & strengthen

“…Gulirmack et al, a study aimed at effectiveness of web-based distance education for parent in the prevention of emotional abuse and neglect, categorized the information needed to design web-based application into seven sections: familiarity with child abuse, mental health in children, parental behavioral characteristics, reward and punishment for children, parenting skills, and parent demographic characteristics [ 35 ]. According to the approach they pursued to identify educational content, the present study collected educational content in seven sections: familiarity with child abuse, child behavioral disorders, parental behavioral skills, parenting skills, child abuse prevention, child rights protection organizations and child abuse laws in Iran.…”

The Association Between Child Abuse and Internet Addiction: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis

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“…For instance, it has been found that child abuse can interfere with the development of children’s emotion regulation and interpersonal relationships, undermine their self-esteem, and induce feelings of shame and inadequacy (Longobardi et al, 2022). As depicted in Table 1, child abuse falls into four categories: psychological abuse (B1), physical abuse (C1), sexual abuse (D1), and neglect behavior (E1) (Azzopardi et al, 2019; Gülırmak & Orak, 2021; Sarkar et al, 2020; Scoglio et al, 2021; Wu et al, 2022). There are some inconsistent findings in the global prevalence of the different forms of child abuse.…”

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