Steward M S, Bussey K, Goodman G S, Saywitz K J
Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
Child Abuse Negl. 1993 Jan-Feb;17(1):25-37. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(93)90005-p.
This article first provides a brief review of recent research to update the investigative interviewer on children's development of cognition, memory and language. Next, we review results of studies which have focused on the development of children's specific knowledge about the legal system, and identify developmental and motivational factors which may influence children's willingness to report in legal settings. Next, clinical and research literature of young children's experience in pediatric settings offers ecologically compelling data for understanding children's reports of abusive touch, and strategies used for preparing children for medical procedures may be drawn on for preparation of children in sexual abuse cases. Finally, several issues are identified for future research.
本文首先简要回顾近期研究，以便让调查访谈人员了解儿童认知、记忆和语言的发展情况。接下来，我们回顾专注于儿童对法律制度具体知识发展的研究结果，并确定可能影响儿童在法律环境中报告意愿的发展因素和动机因素。接下来，幼儿在儿科环境中的经历的临床和研究文献提供了关于理解儿童对性虐待触摸报告的具有生态学说服力的数据，并且可借鉴用于让儿童为医疗程序做准备的策略来为性虐待案件中的儿童做准备。最后，确定了几个未来研究的问题。
