7, page 402) The duration of the program was six weeks.This was a quasi-experiment research study. Both the experimental and control group was chosen from the Dutch elementary-school system and the participants ranged in age from eight to twelve years old. There were 161 participants in the experiment group, these subjects were participants in Right to Security, and thus they were non-randomly selected to participate in the study. Children who were on the waiting lists to attend the program and were assigned to the control group.Both the experimental and control groups were instructed to complete six questioners. Each questioner addressed a specific question, there was; control in sexual conflicts, choice of safety strategy, feasibility, touch, relationship with teacher and relationship with classmates. The treatment group was tested three times, there was a pretest, posttest and they were tested six weeks later. The control group completed all the tests, however they did not complete the follow up test.The program illustrated the different affects that the program had on the participants. The results varied with the different age groups of the participants. Shortly after the program only the oldest children thought it easier to refuse unwanted sexual advances and they became more optimistic in the long run. (Taal & Edelaar, 1997, page 408) The results were also the same for the younger children, but this affect did not last long. One of the negative affects of the program was that the older children experienced negative feelings about physical touches of any find in the long run.The next study evaluated was entitled Evaluation of the effectiveness of project trust: An elementary school-based victimization prevention strategy. The aim was to find out childrens knowledge of general prevention concepts, knowledge of difficult-to-acquire prevention concepts , anxiety, and reporting of abuse. This study evaluated a play ca...
