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Narrative Abilities and Resistance to Suggestion in Monolingual and Bilingual Children: Implications for Forensic Interviews

Perez, Christina
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1556563428655542

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2019, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Psychology - Experimental.
Children’s narrative accounts play a major role in cases of alleged child maltreatment. Case outcomes are highly dependent upon the statements children provide during forensic interviews. Bilingual children are vastly underrepresented in the forensic interviewing literature despite the overrepresentation of ethnic minorities in the criminal justice system. The present study compared monolingual (n = 31) and bilingual (n = 34) preschool-aged children’s ability to provide meaningful reports about a staged event following a delay. Additionally, we examined group differences in resistance to suggestion, language abilities, and executive functioning. Bilingual and monolingual children’s narrative quality scores and performance on suggestive questions did not differ significantly. Individual difference factors such as age, language abilities, and executive functioning were significantly correlated with narrative quality and resistance to suggestion. Explanations for the findings and forensic implications are discussed.
Kamala London (Committee Chair)
Jason Rose (Committee Member)
Stephen Christman (Committee Member)
106 p.
Psychology
child witnesses; bilingual witnesses; suggestibility; eyewitness testimony

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  • Perez, C. (2019). Narrative Abilities and Resistance to Suggestion in Monolingual and Bilingual Children: Implications for Forensic Interviews [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1556563428655542

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Perez, Christina. Narrative Abilities and Resistance to Suggestion in Monolingual and Bilingual Children: Implications for Forensic Interviews. 2019. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1556563428655542.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Perez, Christina. "Narrative Abilities and Resistance to Suggestion in Monolingual and Bilingual Children: Implications for Forensic Interviews." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1556563428655542

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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