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082 0 _a362.76 INT
100 _aMacleod, Emily
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245 _aThe use and impact of repeated questions in diagnostic child abuse assessment interviews
_cEmily Macleod, Linda Hobbs, Anita Admiraal, David La Rooy and Tess Patterson
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2021
300 _aelectronic document (179 pages) ; PDF file
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500 _aPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2021, First published online, 26 May 2021
520 _aThere 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
522 _anz
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aASSESSMENT
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650 2 7 _aCHILD ABUSE
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650 2 7 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCHILDREN
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650 2 7 _aDISCLOSURE
_9199
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aEVALUATION
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650 2 7 _aINTERVENTION
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650 2 7 _aINTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aHobbs, Linda
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700 _aAdmiraal, Anita
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700 _aLa Rooy, David
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700 _aPatterson, Tess
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773 _tPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2021, First published online, 26 May 2021
830 _aPsychiatry, Psychology and Law
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.1910586
_zDOI: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1910586
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_cARTICLE