2019 RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
2019 RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
Program:
MBF Child Safety Matters®
Sample Size:
826 Kindergarten through 2nd grade students
Summary/Findings:
This study evaluated the ability of the MBF Child Safety Matters® curriculum to increase the knowledge of children in Kindergarten to 2nd grade who were exposed to it. Participants included 9 Florida schools across 7 counties, 54 classrooms, and 826 students (at pre-test). Classrooms were randomly assigned to receive the program using the 2-lesson format or 4-lesson format or assigned to the wait-list control group. Knowledge was assessed with a questionnaire administered prior to the curriculum and then approximately 11 weeks later. Children who received the curriculum increased their knowledge for the kind of information included in the program, and this knowledge increased significantly compared to the control group of children who did not receive the program.
Researchers:
David Finkelhor, PhD – Crimes Against Children Research Center, Family Research Laboratory, and Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
Melissa A. Bright, PhD – Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida
Mona Sayedul Huq, PhD – Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida
David Miller, PhD – School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, University of Florida
2018 RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
2018 RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
Program:
MBF Child Safety Matters®
Sample Size:
1,176 Kindergarten through 5th grade students
Summary/Findings:
This study utilized a randomized control trial (RCT) design to examine the knowledge acquisition of children who were exposed to the Monique Burr Foundation’s Child Safety Matters® curriculum, a program designed to educate Kindergarten to 5th grade children about physical abuse, sexual abuse and bullying. Participants included 1176 students from 72 classrooms in 12 Florida schools across 8 counties. Schools were matched in pairs and randomly assigned to receive the program or be in a wait-list control. Knowledge was assessed with a questionnaire administered prior to the curriculum (T1) as well as approximately 8 weeks (T2) and approximately 7 months (T3) later. Children who received the curriculum increased their knowledge for the kind of information included in the program, and this knowledge increased significantly and was sustained over the 7 months compared to the control group of children who did not receive the program.
Researchers:
David Finkelhor, PhD – Crimes Against Children Research Center, Family Research Laboratory, and Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
Melissa A. Bright, PhD – Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida
Mona Sayedul Huq, PhD – Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida
David Miller, PhD – School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, University of Florida
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For additional information about the published study, email Dr. Melissa Bright at mbright08@ufl.edu or Dr. David Finkelhor at DavidFinkelhor@unh.edu.
2015 ONE GROUP PRE-/POST-TEST EVALUATION
2015 ONE GROUP PRE-/POST-TEST EVALUATION
Program:
MBF Child Safety Matters®
Sample Size:
620 Kindergarten through 5th grade students
Summary/Findings:
Evidence from the child assessments suggest that the program is successful in educating elementary students with strategies to prevent bullying, cyberbullying, digital abuse, and all types of child abuse, with 96% of participants achieving pre- to post-test gains on the measures. Findings also suggest that the program is being delivered as designed and with high procedural fidelity to the prescribed curriculum, with 90% of participating facilitators adhering to program language and curriculum. The evaluation findings suggest that the quality of program delivery is adequate and that there are many positive elements of the program. The lessons are clear, easy to implement, age appropriate, and they appropriately cover a broad range of child safety issues.
Researchers:
Ithel Jones, PhD, School of Teacher Education, Florida State University
Youn Ah Jung, MS, School of Teacher Education, Florida State University