A Review of Child Sexual Abuse in China and A CSA Prevention Program for Chinese Preschool-aged Children
Abstract
Although Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) has become a recognized global problem, studies about
CSA in China are scarce. The purpose of this project is to survey and report evidence about the
nature, prevalence of CSA in China, to discuss the possible cultural factors for the prevalence
and characteristics of reported child sexual abuse and to design a new CSA prevention program
for Chinese preschool-aged children. In the literature review part, 27 peer-reviewed research
papers about CSA in China are reviewed to provide definitions of CSA, describe the prevalence
of CSA in China, and compare the prevalence of CSA in China and western countries. Reasons
for the great variations in prevalence of CSA reported in the available studies of CSA in China
are proposed including research design and information gathering tools used, age cohorts and
regions. The main findings about nature of CSA in China such as the types of CSA, offenders’
and victims’ characteristics provide a guidance in evaluating the design of a school-based CSA
prevention program for Chinese preschool-aged Children
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Keywords
China, International Resources, child sexual abuse, prevention
Citation
Xuan Liu (2016). A Review of Child Sexual Abuse in China and A CSA Prevention Program for Chinese Preschool-aged Children. University of Victoria.