Development of personnel safety awareness scale (PSAS) for 3th. and 4th. grade primary school students

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Seydooğulları S. Ü., Kapçı E. G.

Elementary Education Online, vol.20, no.1, pp.80-89, 2021 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.17051/ilkonline.2021.01.015
  • Journal Name: Elementary Education Online
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, EBSCO Education Source
  • Page Numbers: pp.80-89
  • Keywords: Personnel safety, Personnel safety awareness, Sexual abuse, Students
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2021, Ankara University. All rights reserved.The aim of present study is to develop a measurement tool to assess the knowledge and awareness of 3rd and 4th grade students about prevention of sexual abuse. Participants were 718 students (girl n= 381; boy n= 337) attending 3rd and 4th grades of primary schools in Kocaeli. Tetracoric factor analysis revealed that the scale consisted of 20 items. Item loads ranged.38 and.79, explaining 41% of total variance. Concurrent validity was assessed with the “Good Touch Bad Touch Scale” and was found to be.66. The internal consistency coefficient was assessed with KR-20 r=.85. Test-retest correlation was.79. Findings showed that PSAS could be used to assess the knowledge and awareness of 3rd and 4th grade primary school students about sexual abuse.