Abstract:
This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effects of life skills, with parental support in the prevention of sexual abuse among grade 4 school girls in primary school of U-thong district, Suphanburi province. Simple random sampling was done for 60 students and 30 students were assigned to the experimental group and 30 students for the control group. The experimental group received the life skills development program applying the concepts of life skills and a participatory learning process in the prevention of sexual abuse, with information and emotional support from parents, in order to promote self-awareness skills, critical thinking skills, decision-making skills and communication skills during 6 weeks (4 times) training. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Paired t-test and Independent t-test. The study results revealed that after the experiment, the experimental group had a significantly higher score of knowledge about sexual harassment than prior to the experiment and higher than the control group (p-value < .05), and the score of life skills about sexual abuse prevention was significantly higher than prior to the experiment and higher than the control group (p-value < .001). The research recommends that nurses working in both the community and schools should apply the program to improve life skills in sexual abuse prevention among female students.