Eun Mi Lee; Young-Ran Kweon

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Effects of a Maternal Sexuality Education Program for Mothers of Preschoolers: Eun Mi Lee, Young-Ran Kweon; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2013;43(3):370-378.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.3.370
Published online: June 28, 2013

¹Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kweon, Young-Ran. Department of Nursing, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea. Tel: +82-62-230-6325, Fax: +82-62-230-6329, yrk@chosun.ac.kr

• Received: February 22, 2013 • Accepted: March 27, 2013

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Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of a maternal sexuality education program for mothers of preschoolers.
Methods
A quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was conducted. The participants were 55 mothers of preschoolers in G city (Experimental group=27, Control group=28). The experimental group received the maternal sexuality education, and the control group received the program after the experiment. Data were collected during October and November 2012 through self-administered questionnaires at two times: prior to the intervention and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using χ²-test, Fisher's exact test and t-test.
Results
After the intervention, mothers in the experimental group reported significant differences in knowledge of sex (t=3.74, p<.001), attitude toward sex (t=4.31, p<.001), parent-efficacy on child sexuality education (t=11.96, p<.001). compared to mothers in the control group.
Conclusion
These results indicate that a sexuality education program for mothers of preschoolers is effective in improving knowledge of sex, attitude toward sex, and parent-efficacy on child sexuality education. Therefore further study should be done with larger and varied participants to confirm the effects of sexuality education programs for mothers of preschoolers.
Keywords: Sex education; Knowledge; Attitude; Efficacy; Mother

This manuscript is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Chosun University.

Table 1

Contents of a Sexuality Education Program

Table 2

Homogeneity of General Characteristics

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

^*Fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Homogeneity of Dependent Variables

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4

Comparison of Dependent Variables among Two Groups after Treatment

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

REFERENCES

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10. Kim EH, Park JO, Lee HA. A study on disclosure of child sexual abuse. Korean J Vict. 2011;19(1):131–154.
11. Kim ES, Kim GJ, Kim BH. Analysis of correlation between contacts to cyber obscene materials and sex crime of high school students. J Korea Contents Assoc. 2011;11(6):8–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2011.11.6.008Article
12. Kim GJ. Preschool infant sexual assault: Experiences at sexual assault clinic. Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2007;50(1):173–179.
13. Kim K, Kim SJ. Needs on early childhood sex education of teachers in day care centers for children. J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs. 2010;16(2):93–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/jkachn.2010.16.2.93Article
14. Kim YS. Effecct of parents sex education program to elementary school students in higher grade. Seoul, Korea University. 2008;Unpublished master's thesis.
15. Klein JD, Sabaratnam P, Pazos B, Auerbach MM, Havens CG, Brach MJ. Evaluation of the parents as primary sexuality educators program. J Adolesc Health. 2005;37:3 Suppl. S94–S99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.05.004Article PubMed
16. Ku SA. A parental sexuality education for early childhood. 2009;Retrieved September 10, 2012. from http://www.aoosung.com/edu/movie_detail.php?goodsIdx=457
17. Lee BR. A survey on the mothers' understanding or attitude of sex education for young children. J Korea Open Assoc Early Child Educ. 2001;6(1):67–87.
18. Lee IS, Kim HS, Cho JY. Viewing internet obscenity and sexuality awareness of elementary school students. J Korean Soc Sch Health. 2007;20(2):35–46.
19. Liavshina GKh. Parents' participation in sex education of children. Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2002;3:22–24.
20. Ministry of Education Science and Technology. Early childhood sex education program. 2006;Retrieved September 10, 2012. from http://www.mest.go.kr/web/1121/ko/board/view.do?bbsId=159&boardSeq=8027
21. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Safety indicators system building and development of women and children. 2009;Retrieved June 10, 2012. from http://www.mogef.go.kr/korea/view/news/news03_01.jsp?func=view&idx=223220
22. Park SR. The effecct analysis of parents sex education program to puberty. Busan, Dongeui University. 2009;Unpublished master's thesis.
23. Schuster MA, Corona R, Elliott MN, Kanouse DE, Eastman KL, Zhou AJ, et al. Evaluation of talking parents, healthy teens, a new worksite based parenting programme to promote parent-adolescent communication about sexual health: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2008;337:a308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39609.657581.25Article PubMed PMC
24. Shin GS. A qualitative study on the psychological and social characteristics of juvenile sexual offenders. Paper presented at the 2009 Annual Convention Program. Seoul, Korean Psychological Association; 2009. 08.
25. Sulak PJ, Herbelin SJ, Fix DD, Kuehl TJ. Impact of an adolescent sex education program that was implemented by an academic medical center. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;195(1):78–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.011Article PubMed
26. The Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center. 2011 Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center counseling statistics and counseling trend analysis. 2011;Retrieved June 10, 2012. from http://www.sisters.or.kr/index.php/subpage/pds/1
27. Wakley G. Helping parents with sex education. J Fam Health Care. 2011;21(2):30–33.
28. Woo MJ. The construction and effects of a sex education program for young children. Early Child Educ Res Rev. 2011;15(2):33–56.
29. Yang SO, Kim SJ. Development of an evaluation tool for middle school student sex education. Korean J Child Health Nurs. 2004;10(3):332–339.
30. Yeo KA, Lee HZ, Kim MH, Park HS, Eo YS. A study on the relationship between mothers' conception on gender egalitarianism and children's attitude toward gender roles. J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ. 2004;10(1):105–114.

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Table 1

Contents of a Sexuality Education Program

Table 2

Homogeneity of General Characteristics

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

^*Fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Homogeneity of Dependent Variables

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4

Comparison of Dependent Variables among Two Groups after Treatment

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

REFERENCES

1. Choi MS, Ha NS. A study on knowledge, attitude, and experience in sex and sexual autonomy of college students. Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2004;10(4):318–330.Article PDF
2. Christopher K, Lutz-Zois CJ, Reinhardt AR. Female sexual-offenders: Personality pathology as a mediator of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse history and sexual abuse perpetration against others. Child Abuse Negl. 2007;31(8):871–883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.02.006Article PubMed
3. Crosby RA, Hanson A, Rager K. The protective value of parental sex education: A clinic-based exploratory study of adolescent females. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009;22(3):189–192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2008.08.006Article PubMed
4. Eastman KL, Corona R, Schuster MA. Talking parents, healthy teens: A worksite-based program for parents to promote adolescent sexual health. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006;3(4):A126. PubMed PMC
5. Eum JS. Effects of a parent-involvement sex education program for high primary-school graders. J Korea Community Health Nurs Acad Soc. 2004;18(1):143–153.
6. Guem SH, Kim MH, Kang IS. Research on sex education of young children's mothers. Korean Parent Child Health J. 2005;8(1):49–63.
7. Jin HS, Park HR. Sexual knowledge and perception and current status of sex education among parents of first and second grade elementary schoolers. J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs. 2011;17(3):198–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/jkachn.2011.17.3.198Article
8. Kaljee LM, Tho LH, Minh TT, Lerdboon P, Green M, Riel R, et al. A sexual health program for Vietnamese parents of adolescents: A preliminary report on changes in parental knowledge, communication, and self-efficacy for condom use. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012;23(6):555–560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2011.11.003Article PubMed
9. Khurana A, Cooksey EC. Examining the effect of maternal sexual communication and adolescents' perceptions of maternal disapproval on adolescent risky sexual involvement. J Adolesc Health. 2012;51(6):557–565. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.03.007Article PubMed
10. Kim EH, Park JO, Lee HA. A study on disclosure of child sexual abuse. Korean J Vict. 2011;19(1):131–154.
11. Kim ES, Kim GJ, Kim BH. Analysis of correlation between contacts to cyber obscene materials and sex crime of high school students. J Korea Contents Assoc. 2011;11(6):8–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2011.11.6.008Article
12. Kim GJ. Preschool infant sexual assault: Experiences at sexual assault clinic. Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2007;50(1):173–179.
13. Kim K, Kim SJ. Needs on early childhood sex education of teachers in day care centers for children. J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs. 2010;16(2):93–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/jkachn.2010.16.2.93Article
14. Kim YS. Effecct of parents sex education program to elementary school students in higher grade. Seoul, Korea University. 2008;Unpublished master's thesis.
15. Klein JD, Sabaratnam P, Pazos B, Auerbach MM, Havens CG, Brach MJ. Evaluation of the parents as primary sexuality educators program. J Adolesc Health. 2005;37:3 Suppl. S94–S99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.05.004Article PubMed
16. Ku SA. A parental sexuality education for early childhood. 2009;Retrieved September 10, 2012. from http://www.aoosung.com/edu/movie_detail.php?goodsIdx=457
17. Lee BR. A survey on the mothers' understanding or attitude of sex education for young children. J Korea Open Assoc Early Child Educ. 2001;6(1):67–87.
18. Lee IS, Kim HS, Cho JY. Viewing internet obscenity and sexuality awareness of elementary school students. J Korean Soc Sch Health. 2007;20(2):35–46.
19. Liavshina GKh. Parents' participation in sex education of children. Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2002;3:22–24.
20. Ministry of Education Science and Technology. Early childhood sex education program. 2006;Retrieved September 10, 2012. from http://www.mest.go.kr/web/1121/ko/board/view.do?bbsId=159&boardSeq=8027
21. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Safety indicators system building and development of women and children. 2009;Retrieved June 10, 2012. from http://www.mogef.go.kr/korea/view/news/news03_01.jsp?func=view&idx=223220
22. Park SR. The effecct analysis of parents sex education program to puberty. Busan, Dongeui University. 2009;Unpublished master's thesis.
23. Schuster MA, Corona R, Elliott MN, Kanouse DE, Eastman KL, Zhou AJ, et al. Evaluation of talking parents, healthy teens, a new worksite based parenting programme to promote parent-adolescent communication about sexual health: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2008;337:a308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39609.657581.25Article PubMed PMC
24. Shin GS. A qualitative study on the psychological and social characteristics of juvenile sexual offenders. Paper presented at the 2009 Annual Convention Program. Seoul, Korean Psychological Association; 2009. 08.
25. Sulak PJ, Herbelin SJ, Fix DD, Kuehl TJ. Impact of an adolescent sex education program that was implemented by an academic medical center. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;195(1):78–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.011Article PubMed
26. The Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center. 2011 Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center counseling statistics and counseling trend analysis. 2011;Retrieved June 10, 2012. from http://www.sisters.or.kr/index.php/subpage/pds/1
27. Wakley G. Helping parents with sex education. J Fam Health Care. 2011;21(2):30–33.
28. Woo MJ. The construction and effects of a sex education program for young children. Early Child Educ Res Rev. 2011;15(2):33–56.
29. Yang SO, Kim SJ. Development of an evaluation tool for middle school student sex education. Korean J Child Health Nurs. 2004;10(3):332–339.
30. Yeo KA, Lee HZ, Kim MH, Park HS, Eo YS. A study on the relationship between mothers' conception on gender egalitarianism and children's attitude toward gender roles. J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ. 2004;10(1):105–114.

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J Korean Acad Nurs. 2013;43(3):370-378. Published online June 28, 2013

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Homogeneity of Dependent Variables

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Table 1 Contents of a Sexuality Education Program

Table 2 Homogeneity of General Characteristics

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^*Fisher's exact test.

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