Children's Expressed Emotions when Disclosing Maltreatment

Autor/inn/en	Sayfan, Liat; Mitchell, Emilie B.; Goodman, Gail S.; Eisen, Mitchell L.; Qin, Jianjian
Titel	Children's Expressed Emotions when Disclosing Maltreatment
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 32 (2008) 11, S.1026-1036 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.03.004
Schlagwörter	Scientific Research; Child Abuse; Psychopathology; Depression (Psychology); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Court Litigation; Role; Crime; Interviews; Video Equipment; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Adjustment (to Environment); Sexual Abuse + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Psychopathologie; Rechtsstreit; Rollen; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Sexueller Missbrauch
Abstract	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 were coded for children's emotional displays. In addition, children's trauma-related symptoms (depression, dissociation, and PTSD) and global adaptive functioning were assessed, and abuse type and frequency were documented. Results: Most children in the sample evinced neutral emotion during disclosure. However, stronger negative reactions were linked to indices of psychopathology. Number of abuse experiences was inversely related to negative emotional displays. Conclusion: Fact finders may profit from knowing that maltreated children do not necessarily cry or display strong emotion when disclosing maltreatment experiences. Nevertheless, predictors of greater negative affect at disclosure can be identified: fewer abuse experiences; higher global adaptive functioning; and for sexually abused children, greater dissociative tendencies. Practice implications: Although further research is needed, practitioners should consider that children who disclose abuse may display relatively neutral affect despite having experienced maltreatment. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10