title: Efficacy of the stranger safety abduction-prevention program and parent-conducted in situ training.
abstract: Using a control group design, we evaluated the effectiveness of the Stranger Safety DVD (The Safe Side, 2004) and parent training of abduction-prevention skills with 6- to 8-year-old children. Children in the training or control group who did not demonstrate the safety skills received in situ training from their parents. There was no significant difference in safety skills between the training and control groups after the training group viewed the DVD. Children in both groups scored significantly better after receiving in situ training, with no significant difference in performance between groups.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida.
authors.forename: Raymond G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Miltenberger
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Fogel
authors.forename: Kimberly V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shayne
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noah
authors.forename: Krystal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McFee
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perdomo
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Danica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godish
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012381:Role Playing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: behavioral skills training; children; in situ training; safety skills