Teoh Yee-San, Yang Pei-Jung, Lamb Michael E, Larsson Anneli S
University of Cambridge, UK.
Appl Cogn Psychol. 2010 Feb 1;24(2):287-300. doi: 10.1002/acp.1564.
The present study examined whether the use of human figure diagrams within a well-structured interview was associated with more elaborate and clearer accounts about physical contact that had occurred in the course of an alleged abuse. The sample included investigative interviews of 88 children ranging from 4 to 13 years of age. Children were interviewed using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol, and were then asked a series of questions in association with unclothed gender-neutral outline diagrams of a human body. A new coding scheme was developed to examine the types and clarity of touch-related information. Use of the HFDs was associated with reports of new touches not mentioned before and elaborations regarding the body parts reportedly touched. The HFDs especially helped clarify reports by the oldest rather than the youngest children. The clarity of children's accounts of touch was also greater when details were sought using recall prompts.
本研究考察了在结构化访谈中使用人体图是否与对涉嫌虐待过程中发生的身体接触的更详尽、更清晰的描述相关。样本包括对88名4至13岁儿童的调查性访谈。使用美国国家儿童健康与人类发展研究所（NICHD）调查性访谈协议对儿童进行访谈，然后针对一幅无衣物的中性人体轮廓图向他们提出一系列问题。开发了一种新的编码方案来检查与触摸相关信息的类型和清晰度。使用人体图与之前未提及的新触摸报告以及对据报道被触摸身体部位的详细描述相关。人体图尤其有助于年龄较大而非较小的儿童澄清报告。当使用回忆提示来探寻细节时，儿童对触摸情况描述的清晰度也更高。
