Content analysis of child testimony. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of children’s age and the level of stress of sexual abuse experience (relied with seriousness of abusive action, duration of abuse, number of perpetrators, PTSD) on the quality of depositions. Trascripts of 80 depositions of victims of sexual abuse (aged 4-17 years) was analyzed by specifically constructed codification of content. Results of multiple regression analyses indicate that children’s age and level of stress predict differently some aspects of content of testimony. Age predicts gustatory perceptions, sense of estrangement and self-reflective abilities; level of stress predicts the aspects relied with temporal markers and actions.
Miragoli, S., Di Blasio, P., Procaccia, R. S., Un'analisi del contenuto della testimonianza infantile, <<MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL'INFANZIA>>, 2009; 11 (3): 83-97 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/2456]
Un'analisi del contenuto della testimonianza infantile
Miragoli, Sarah;Di Blasio, Paola;Procaccia, Rossella Shoshanna'
2009
Abstract
Content analysis of child testimony. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of children’s age and the level of stress of sexual abuse experience (relied with seriousness of abusive action, duration of abuse, number of perpetrators, PTSD) on the quality of depositions. Trascripts of 80 depositions of victims of sexual abuse (aged 4-17 years) was analyzed by specifically constructed codification of content. Results of multiple regression analyses indicate that children’s age and level of stress predict differently some aspects of content of testimony. Age predicts gustatory perceptions, sense of estrangement and self-reflective abilities; level of stress predicts the aspects relied with temporal markers and actions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.