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Sternberg, Kathleen J.; Lamb, Michael E.; Hershkowitz, Irit; Yudilevitch, Liora; Orbach, Yael – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Fourteen interviewers conducted 51 investigations of child sexual abuse with children (ages 4.5 to 12.9 years). Interviewers used a script including either open-ended questions or direct questions. Both rapport-building scripts took about seven minutes. Children who had received the open-ended training provided twice as many details and words…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Disclosure, Interviews