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Event Memory and Suggestibility in Abused and Neglected Children: Trauma-Related Psychopathology and Cognitive Functioning
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Chae, Yoojin; Goodman, Gail S.; Eisen, Mitchell L.; Qin, Jianjian – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
This study examined event memory and suggestibility in 3- to 16-year-olds involved in forensic investigations of child maltreatment. A total of 322 children were interviewed about a play activity with an unfamiliar adult. Comprehensive measures of individual differences in trauma-related psychopathology and cognitive functioning were administered.…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychopathology
Adults' Memories of Childhood: True and False Reports
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Qin, Jianjian; Ogle, Christin M.; Goodman, Gail S. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2008
In 3 experiments, the authors examined factors that, according to the source-monitoring framework, might influence false memory formation and true/false memory discernment. In Experiment 1, combined effects of warning and visualization on false childhood memory formation were examined, as were individual differences in true and false childhood…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Attachment Behavior, Visualization, Individual Differences
Maltreated Children's Memory: Accuracy, Suggestibility, and Psychopathology
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Eisen, Mitchell L.; Goodman, Gail S.; Qin, Jianjian; Davis, Suzanne; Crayton, John – Developmental Psychology, 2007
Memory, suggestibility, stress arousal, and trauma-related psychopathology were examined in 328 3- to 16-year-olds involved in forensic investigations of abuse and neglect. Children's memory and suggestibility were assessed for a medical examination and venipuncture. Being older and scoring higher in cognitive functioning were related to fewer…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Abuse, Psychopathology, Memory
Children's Expressed Emotions when Disclosing Maltreatment
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Sayfan, Liat; Mitchell, Emilie B.; Goodman, Gail S.; Eisen, Mitchell L.; Qin, Jianjian – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: Our goal was to examine children's expressed emotions when they disclose maltreatment. Little scientific research exists on this topic, and yet children's emotional expressions at disclosure may inform psychological theory and play a crucial role in legal determinations. Method: One hundred and twenty-four videotaped forensic interviews…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Child Abuse, Psychopathology, Depression (Psychology)
Children's Religious Knowledge: Implications for Understanding Satanic Ritual Abuse Allegations.
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Goodman, Gail S.; Quas, Jodi A.; Bottoms, Bette L.; Qin, Jianjian; Shaver, Phillip R. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Using a structured interview, 48 3- to 16-year-old children were questioned about their knowledge of religious and satanic concepts. Although few children evinced direct knowledge of ritual abuse, many revealed general knowledge of satanism and satanic worship. Results suggest that most children probably do not generally possess sufficient…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Disclosure
Memory and Suggestibility in Maltreated Children: Age, Stress Arousal, Dissociation, and Psychopathology.
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Eisen, Mitchell L.; Qin, Jianjian; Goodman, Gail S.; Davis, Suzanne L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2002
This study assessed 3- to 17-year-olds' memory and suggestibility in the context of ongoing child maltreatment investigations. Results from 189 subjects indicated that general psychopathology, short-term memory, and intellectual ability predicted facets of children's memory performance. Older compared to young children evinced fewer memory errors…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arousal Patterns, Child Abuse, Children
Consistency in Children's Reports of Sexual and Physical Abuse.
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Ghetti, Simona; Goodman, Gail S.; Eisen, Mitchell L.; Qin, Jianjian; Davis, Suzanne L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study investigated the consistence of 222 children's (ages 3-16) reports of sexual and physical abuse. Older children were more consistent, children were more consistent when reporting sexual abuse, and girls were more consistent in sexual abuse reports. Consistency in sexual abuse reports was predicted by measures of memory. (Contains…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Abuse, Credibility, Elementary Secondary Education