Child abuse: Adolescent records vs. adult recall

作者：Donna Della Femina, Catherine A. Yeager, Dorothy Otnow Lewis · 发表于：Child Abuse & Neglect · 年份：1990 · DOI：10.1016/0145-2134(90)90033-p · 被引用次数：8852 · 研究领域：Child Abuse and Trauma、Migration, Health and Trauma、Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse

In a follow-up study of incarcerated Connecticut youth, 69 subjects were interviewed during young adulthood. On follow-up, 26 gave histories of abuse discrepant with histories obtained from records and interviews conducted in adolescence. Eleven subjects agreed to an additional clarification interview, at which time they were apprised of the discrepancies. Of these, eight had adolescent records indicating that abuse had occurred but denied abuse during the adult follow-up interview. The remaining three had adolescent records indicating no abuse had ever occurred, but, on follow-up, reported having been abused. The additional clarification interviews revealed that all 11 subjects with discrepant histories had, in fact, been abused. Reasons for these discrepant data and strategies to enhance the investigator's ability to obtain accurate data regarding abuse are discussed. 69 personnes qui avaient été emprisonnées dans le Connecticut autrefois ont été soumises à un entretien alors qu'elles avaient atteint l'âge adulte. Dans ce suivi, 26 individus ont donné des récits de sévices subis qui n'étaient pas les mêmes que les récits extraits de leur dossier et entretiens enregistrés pendant l'adolescence. 11 de ces personnes ont accepté d'avoir un entretien de clarification supplémentaire au cours duquel on a évalué les discordances avec leurs anciens dossiers. Sur ces 11, 8 avaient des dossiers d'adolescent indiquant que des sévices avaient été subis; au cours de l'entretien de suivi ...