The dynamics of two-session interviews with suspected victims of abuse who are reluctant to make allegations

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dc.contributor.authorHershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., Blasbalg, U., & Karni-Visel, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-01T16:39:10Z
dc.date.available2021-06-01T16:39:10Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSupportive forensic interviews conducted in accordance with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Revised Protocol (RP) help many alleged victims describe abusive experiences. When children remain reluctant to make allegations, the RP guides interviewers to (a) focus on rapport building and nonsuggestive support in a first interview, and (b) plan a second interview to allow continued rapport building before exploring for possible abuse. We explored the dynamics of such two-session RP interviews. Of 204 children who remained reluctant in an initial interview, we focused on 104 who made allegations when re-interviewed a few days later. A structural equation model revealed that interviewer support during the first session predicted children's cooperation during the rapport-building phase of the second session, which, in turn, predicted more spontaneous allegations, which were associated with the interviewers’ enhanced use of open-ended questions. Together, these factors mediated the effects of support on children's free recall of forensically important information. This highlighted the importance of emphasizing rapport with reluctant children, confirming that some children may need more time to build rapport even with supportive interviewers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., Blasbalg, U., & Karni-Visel, Y. (2021). The dynamics of two-session interviews with suspected victims of abuse who are reluctant to make allegations. Development and psychopathology, 33(2), 739-747.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/development-and-psychopathology/article/dynamics-of-twosession-interviews-with-suspected-victims-of-abuse-who-are-reluctant-to-make-allegations/36F7B1E1863586DF521E5749C37601F7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5107
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDevelopment and psychopathologyen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectforensic interviewen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.subjectreluctanceen_US
dc.subjectdisclosureen_US
dc.subjectrapporten_US
dc.titleThe dynamics of two-session interviews with suspected victims of abuse who are reluctant to make allegationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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