Factors Affecting the Length of Responses in Field Investigative Interviews of Children (FIIC) in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

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In this study some of the most prominent variables considered to facilitate interviewee responses in the literature of field investigative interviews of children (FIIC) are reviewed and included in the analysis of 100 FIICs. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that of all the variables, the interviewer's utterances had the most impact on the children's responses, with the open questions eliciting the longest answers. The variable to follow was the children's age, with the oldest children yielding longer responses than the younger children to the open questions. Contrary to the hypothesis, the interviewer's competence, children's gender, and time of interview had little impact on the length of the children's responses. Possible explanations for the results are discussed.View full textDownload full textKey wordsanswers, child sexual abuse, field investigative interviews of children, interview training, investigative interviews, police, questionsRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218710903421290