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The good touch/bad touch dilemma.

M deYoung1

  • 1Social Thought and Public Affairs, Grand Valley State College, Allendale, MI.

Child Welfare
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
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Understanding good vs. bad touch is hard for children. This study suggests young children struggle with this concept due to difficulties in attribution skills, impacting child abuse prevention effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Abuse Prevention

Background:

  • Child sexual abuse prevention programs are widespread.
  • A core concept taught is the distinction between appropriate and inappropriate touch.
  • Existing research indicates young children find this concept challenging to grasp and remember.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate why young children struggle to differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate touch.
  • To propose a novel hypothesis regarding the cognitive underpinnings of this difficulty.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of child sexual abuse prevention programs.
  • Analysis of evaluation research on the effectiveness of the 'good vs. bad touch' concept.
  • Hypothesis generation based on developmental psychology principles.

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Main Results:

  • The 'good vs. bad touch' distinction is a common but difficult concept for young children.
  • Attribution skills in young children may be a key factor influencing their understanding.

Conclusions:

  • Difficulty in understanding appropriate vs. inappropriate touch may stem from underdeveloped attribution skills in children.
  • Further research is needed to explore the role of attribution in child abuse prevention education.