Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceived Behavior Control and Intention to Report Cases of Child Abuse

간호대학생의 아동학대 지식, 태도, 지각된 행위통제력과 아동학대 사례별 신고의도

  • Cho, Kyung-Mi (Department of Nursing, Kyungin Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Joo (Department of Nursing, Sangji University)
  • 조경미 (경인여자대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김은주 (상지대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2016.03.25
  • Accepted : 2016.04.11
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was designed to explore nursing students' knowledge, attitudes and intention to report cases of child abuse. Methods: A descriptive research design was used with a convenience sample of 202 nursing students. After explaining the purpose of the study, participants who signed the consent form were asked to complete a self-descriptive questionnaire, which included the Child Abuse Intension Scale (CARIS). Results: The number of correct answers for knowledge of child abuse and the law was 7.0 /13. The mean scores were, for attitude toward childrearing belief and discipline, $17.1{\pm}5.2$, for punishment and culpability of offender or victim, $24.6{\pm}4.1$, for professional responsibility, $30.5{\pm}5.1$, and for perceived behavioral control, $25.3{\pm}5.0$. The intended reporting behavior differed significantly by severity of abuse. Factors influencing the intention to report child abuse were attitude towards punishment of parents, professional responsibility, and perceived behavioral control ($R^2$=.133). Conclusion: On the basis of our finding, developing education programs to help nursing students detect child abuse and improve reporting rates is important. Thus, we suggests that nursing students be provided with educational protocol for detection and reporting of child abuse.

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