@article{ref1,
title="The dynamics of two-session interviews with suspected victims of abuse who are reluctant to make allegations",
journal="Development and psychopathology",
year="2021",
author="Blasbalg, Uri and Lamb, Michael E. and Hershkowitz, Irit and Karni-Visel, Yael",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Supportive forensic interviews conducted in accordance with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Revised Protocol (RP) help many alleged  victims describe abusive experiences. When children remain reluctant to make  allegations, the RP guides interviewers to (a) focus on rapport building and  nonsuggestive support in a first interview, and (b) plan a second interview to allow  continued rapport building before exploring for possible abuse. We explored the  dynamics of such two-session RP interviews. Of 204 children who remained reluctant  in an initial interview, we focused on 104 who made allegations when re-interviewed  a few days later. A structural equation model revealed that interviewer support  during the first session predicted children's cooperation during the  rapport-building phase of the second session, which, in turn, predicted more  spontaneous allegations, which were associated with the interviewers' enhanced use  of open-ended questions. Together, these factors mediated the effects of support on  children's free recall of forensically important information. This highlighted the  importance of emphasizing rapport with reluctant children, confirming that some  children may need more time to build rapport even with supportive interviewers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0954-5794",
doi="10.1017/S0954579420001820",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420001820"
}