TY  - BOOK
AU  - Macleod, Emily
AU  - Hobbs, Linda
AU  - Admiraal, Anita
AU  - La Rooy, David
AU  - Patterson, Tess
TI  - The use and impact of repeated questions in diagnostic child abuse assessment interviews
U1  - 362.76 INT 
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - FVC
KW  - ASSESSMENT
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - DISCLOSURE
KW  - EVALUATION
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2021, First published online, 26 May 2021; nz
N2  - There is limited research regarding the use of repeated questions and the subsequent response from children in real-world forensic contexts. We analysed 71 transcripts of diagnostic assessments in which 3- to 6-year-olds were assessed for suspected abuse experiences. On average, 6% of interviewer questions were repeated, and 47% of the repeated questions were abuse-related. The majority (65%) of the repeated questions were directive, but 33% of the repeated questions contained implicit assumptions. Implicit assumption questions were more likely to be abuse-related. Interviewers repeated questions when the child failed to answer due to playing (31%), for no apparent reason (26%) or for clarification purposes (29%). Children most commonly responded to repeat questions by providing new information (64%), not responding at all (19%) or repeating information (12%). We recommend that interviewers avoid the use of suggestive and repeated questions that contain implicit assumptions in relation to assessment of suspected child abuse. (Authors' abstract). Record #7415
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.1910586
ER  -