Evaluating the efficacy of a brief parental education program to aid parents' communication with children about sexuality.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inadequate parental communication about sexuality with children.; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000459527
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland, School of Psychology, Parenting & Family Support Centre

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 133

Inclusion Criteria

1.Presence in the family of a 3-10 year old child
2.The parent is concerned about the child’s sexual development

Exclusion Criteria

1.Child has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability or a developmental disorder
2.Parent has an intellectual disability or has difficulties in reading a newspaper
3.Child has been sexually abused presently or in the past
4.Parent has been involved in the past 2 years in legal action relating to sexual abuse
5.Child receiving treatment from a counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist at the moment
6.Parent currently receiving any psychological help or counselling

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported effective parenting strategies for child sexual development assessed by self-reported questionnaires (the Parenting Strategies for Child Sexual Development Scale by Morawska, Grabski & Fletcher, 2013).<br>[Time 2 (4 weeks post-intervention) and Time 3 (3 months post-intervention) ];Parental self-efficacy relating to communication to children about sexuality assessed by self-reported questionnaires (Parental Self-efficacy about Sexuality Scale, by Morawska, Grabski & Fletcher, 2013).[Time 2 (4 weeks post-intervention) and Time 3 (3 months post-intervention)];Perceived barriers to communication to children about sexuality assessed by self-reported questionnaires (Reasons for Communication about Sexuality Scale, by Morawska, Grabski & Teo).[Time 2 (4 weeks post-intervention) and Time 3 (3 months post-intervention)]