Narrative practice may foster comfort but not enhance cognition in adult witness interviews about a mock sexual assault

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dc.contributor.authorBrubacher, S. P., Sharman, S. J., Westera, N. J., Zekiroski, H., Danby, M. C., & Powell, M. B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T16:30:35Z
dc.date.available2020-12-10T16:30:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe present study tested the effectiveness of narrative practice on adult witnesses’ reports about a mock sexual assault. Narrative practice is a rapport-building activity that involves recounting a neutral or pleasant event prior to discussing the target topic. Engaging in narrative practice tends to enhance children’s reporting, but its utility with adults is unknown. Adults (n = 62) 18- to 62-years-old viewed a 7-minute video of a mock sexual assault and then were questioned with an open-ended protocol that began with narrative practice or not. Results showed that narrative practice did not appear to aid memory retrieval but may have increased comfort for some participants. Findings are discussed with regard to interviewing practice.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrubacher, S. P., Sharman, S. J., Westera, N. J., Zekiroski, H., Danby, M. C., & Powell, M. B. (2020). Narrative practice may foster comfort but not enhance cognition in adult witness interviews about a mock sexual assault. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 31(5), 814-821.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4954
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectnarrative practiceen_US
dc.subjectadult witnessesen_US
dc.subjectinvestigative interviewingen_US
dc.subjecteyewitness testimonyen_US
dc.subjectepisodic memory trainingen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleNarrative practice may foster comfort but not enhance cognition in adult witness interviews about a mock sexual assaulten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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