EVALUATION OF RESEARCH STUDIES

Evaluation of Research Studies

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Information on the Study Setting1

Critical Analysis1

Sampling Methods1

Data Collection Tool2

Ethical Approval2

Data Analysis2

Sampling Methods3

Data Collection Tool4

Ethical Approval4

Data Analysis4

Importance of Knowing the Study Setting6

Recommendations6

Improving Criminal Justice Systems6

Services6

Establishing an Anti Domestic Violence Movement7

Actions by World Health Organization (WHO)7

Conclusion7

References8

Evaluation of Research Studies

Introduction

Since the late 1970s, attention paid to child sexual abuse has increased exponentially. It is now one of the types of victimization garnering the most policy and research attention. Initially, child sexual abuse was defined narrowly as physical violence perpetrated by a family member such as parent or sibling, relatives, some person from outside such as a friend, person who cares for the child in the absence of parents or guardians, teacher or stranger. It has been observed in the case of sexual abuse occurrence, a child may develop the symptoms of depressions, and related feelings, thoughts and behaviors. This definition has evolved in the last 30 years as people have come to realize that violence exists in all kinds of relationships (Logio 2003: pp. 931-954).

Information on the Study Setting

In the past few years, there has been a major increase in the health and social issues resulting from different forms of child sexual abuse against teenage girls, including beatings, and rape. CSA has occurred for more than eighty thousand times in a year; however, the numbers of such incidents that have not been reported are much greater than the stated number. It is because of the fact that children are afraid of telling anyone about their experience and the legal procedures to validate an episode is complex. The issue must be identified, and such abuses must be stopped immediately, and the affected child must receive professional help in such cases. The long-term emotional and psychological damages of CSA are devastating for the child and the family (Ferrari 2002: pp. 793-813).

In this essay, we will be critically analyzing two articles on the topic of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) that has been growing rapidly all over the world. The articles selected for the purpose of analysis are “The Sexual Well-Being of Women Who Have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse” and “A Qualitative Study of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors in Taiwan: Toward a Transactional and Ecological Model of Coping” written by Lemieux et al. and Wang et al., respectively. One of the articles presents quantitative research, while the other article is based on qualitative research that will provide us both research perspectives and results.

Critical Analysis

The Sexual Well-Being of Women Who Have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse, by Lemieux, S. R. Byers, E. S.

The quantitative research conducted by Lemieux et al. included 270 women participants, who were selected from class of undergraduate psychology at a University of Canada and others belonged to different classes of various community colleges of the identical province. Lemieux et al. prepared questionnaires that were aimed at assessing demographic information and dating history of participants. These questionnaires also aimed at assessing several aspects of sexual histories of these participants, which were used for ...