Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Dunn, Sarah E. Author's Email Address sdunn6@student.gsu.edu URN etd-11292005-200535 Title Interviewing Pre-school Age Victims of Child Sexual Abuse: Interviewing Methods and Disclosure Outcomes Degree Master of Arts Department Psychology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Greg Jurkovic, Ph.D. Committee Chair Julia Perilla, Ph.D. Committee Member Sarah Cook, Ph.D. Committee Member Keywords
- offender relationship
- disclosure
- pre-school age
- forensic interview
- forensic evaluation
- interviewing methods
- sexual abuse
- child victim
Date of Defense 2005-11-10 Availability unrestricted Abstract Disclosure rates among pre-school age victims of alleged sexual abuse were related to the type of investigative interview (forensic evaluation or forensic interview) that they received following a report of abuse. Variables expected to affect the likelihood of the child making a valid disclosure of sexual abuse including the relationship of the child to the offender and the severity of the abuse were also examined. The results indicated that children who underwent a structured, one-time 30 minute forensic interview were significantly less likely to make a valid disclosure of sexual abuse than children who underwent a semi-structured, therapeutic style evaluation over the course of several weeks. The current findings do not suggest that either offender relationship or severity of abuse significantly moderate the relationship between interview type and disclosure status. Limitations of the current study and future directions are discussed.Files
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