Macleod Emily, Hobbs Linda, Admiraal Anita, La Rooy David, Patterson Tess
Research School of Psychology, Australia National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2021 May 26;29(3):364-380. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1910586. eCollection 2022.
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.
在现实世界的法医背景下，关于重复提问以及儿童随后的回答的研究有限。我们分析了71份诊断评估记录，其中对3至6岁儿童进行了疑似虐待经历的评估。平均而言，采访者重复的问题占6%，且重复问题中有47%与虐待相关。大多数（65%）重复问题是指导性的，但33%的重复问题包含隐含假设。隐含假设问题更有可能与虐待相关。当儿童因玩耍（31%）、无明显原因（26%）或为了澄清目的（29%）而未回答时，采访者会重复问题。儿童对重复问题最常见的回答是提供新信息（64%）、根本不回答（19%）或重复信息（12%）。我们建议采访者在评估疑似儿童虐待时避免使用含有隐含假设的暗示性和重复性问题。
