Abstract
Edutainment is a communication strategy to influence attitudes and behaviors through the use of the media. Through the children’s play “Yael Learns to Take Care of Her Body,” designed for joint viewing by children aged 5–8 and their parents, sexual abuse is raised. This qualitative study findings indicate that parents from low socioeconomic subgroups from the secular sector reported that their awareness had been raised by viewing the play and that they received tools for holding a conversation. Conversely, parents from high socioeconomic subgroups in the secular sector and parents from the national-religious sector were more ambivalent regarding the play’s effectiveness. In order to make the conversation meaningful, the play has to tailor different messages to different audiences. A single program is not enough but should be part of a series of customized intervention programs for different subpopulations and separate programs for parents and children accompanied by professionals.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 553-572 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Child Sexual Abuse |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- Age 5–8
- attitudes and behaviors
- health and risk communication
- qualitative study
- theater
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Clinical Psychology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine