Interviewing techniques and follow-up questions in child sexual abuse interviews

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Korkman ◽  
Pekka Santtila ◽  
Malin Westeråker ◽  
N. Kenneth Sandnabba
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Interviewing Techniques

Child Sexual Abuse by Religious Authority Figures in Germany and Israel: The Experiences and Perceptions of Adult Survivors

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110629
Author(s):  
Efrat Lusky-Weisrose ◽  
Marlene Kowalski ◽  
Dafna Tener ◽  
Carmit Katz
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Adult Survivors ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Social Responses ◽  
Christian Communities ◽  
Authority Figures

The current study is based on an in-depth thematic analysis of 20 interviews with German and Israeli adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) by religious authority figures (RAF). This paper aims to explore survivors’ experiences within the Jewish ultra-Orthodox and Christian communities, as well as to draw comparisons between the abusive structures and disclosure in these two contexts. The results point to the complexity of CSA by RAF, which is embedded in the survivors’ perceptions of themselves as emotionally and cognitively captured by the perpetrators who are a symbol of a parent or God and faith. The participants expressed great concern regarding disclosing the abuse against the backdrop of familial, cultural, and community inhibitors, such as fear of social stigmatization, inability to recognize the abuse, and the taboo of sexuality discourse. The survivors’ traumatic experiences were intensified in light of negative social responses to disclosure and encounters with insensitive officials. A comparison of the cultures revealed differences regarding the nature of community life and educational institutions, which may have shaped the disclosure and recognition of the abuse. The study highlights the importance of comparative follow-up studies related to this phenomenon in order to examine its universal and unique cultural contexts.

Validity of a Short Measure of Child Sexual Abuse for Use in Adult Mental Health Surveys

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Apparent Absence ◽  
Adult Mental Health

An 18-yr. follow-up of 49 children for whom presence or apparent absence of sexual abuse was independently verified by social service reports in childhood, indicated partial validity for a recently developed measure of sexual abuse. Of 19 subjects known to have been sexually abused in childhood, 74% recalled details of such abuse when young adults.

A follow-up study of behavior problems associated with child sexual abuse

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 743-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Dubowitz ◽  
Maureen Black ◽  
Donna Harrington ◽  
Anna Verschoore
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Follow Up Study

CRITICAL ISSUES IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATION INVESTIGATIONS

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 13-33
Author(s):  
MONIT CHEUNG
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Child Victim ◽  
False Allegations ◽  
Investigative Interview ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Repeated Questioning ◽  
Interviewing Techniques ◽  
Anatomical Dolls

During the past ten years, research in the area of investigative interviews of child sexual abuse has focused on the child victim. Current literature in this area can be grouped into eight interrelated categories: (1) the developmental aspects of memory recall, (2) understanding children's language, (3) avoidance of repeated questioning, (4) validation and children's credibility, (5) false allegations, (6) videotaping interviews, (7) using anatomical dolls, and (8) interviewing techniques. A growing concern is the use of developmentally appropriate techniques to avoid false allegations. A dual-focus approach in conducting an investigative interview and 12 guiding principles are recommended for improving social workers' knowledge, skills and attitude.

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Exposure to Peer Bullying Victimization

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110374
Author(s):  
Reeve S. Kennedy ◽  
Sarah A. Font ◽  
Ann-Christin Haag ◽  
Jennie G. Noll
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Peer Bullying ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

Females exposed to child sexual abuse (CSA) are at an increased risk of experiencing further victimization in adolescence. Associations between CSA and several forms of cyber and in-person peer bullying victimization were assessed in a prospective, longitudinal study. Females exposed to substantiated CSA and a matched comparison group (N = 422) were followed over a two-year period. Bullying experiences were assessed in both survey and qualitative interviews. Qualitative data were coded and used to describe the types (e.g., cyber, physical, verbal), and foci (e.g., threats, physical appearance) of bullying victimization. Logistic regression was used to assess the odds that CSA was associated with subsequent bullying victimization, adjusted for demographics, social networking use, and prior bullying. CSA-exposed females were at an increased risk of multiple forms of bullying victimization with a persistent risk of bullying victimization over time. Specifically, they had 2.6 times higher odds of experiencing any bullying at follow-up, 2.9 times higher odds of experiencing cyberbullying at follow-up, and 2 times higher odds of experiencing combined cyber/in-person bullying at follow-up. CSA-exposed females were more likely than comparison females to experience bullying regarding their appearance/weight and dating relationships. Findings provide further insight into the unique circumstances of the cyberbullying and in-person bullying experienced by CSA-exposed females. Females exposed to child sexual abuse (CSA) are at an increased risk of experiencing bullying victimization, specifically cyberbullying and combined cyber/in-person bullying, as well as bullying about their appearance and dating relationships. These findings indicate that bullying prevention needs to include trauma-focused components to target these uniquely vulnerable females.

Psychological disturbance and child sexual abuse: a follow-up study

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 901-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Calam ◽  
Louise Horne ◽  
David Glasgow ◽  
Antony Cox
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Psychological Disturbance ◽  
Follow Up Study

scholarly journals Forensic Interviewing Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: Implications for the South African Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Selelo Frank Rapholo ◽  
Jabulani Calvin Makhubele
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
South African ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
South African Context ◽  
Forensic Interviews ◽  
African Context ◽  
Interviewing Techniques ◽  
Forensic Interviewing

This paper aims to examine forensic interviewing techniques during child sexual abuse allegations using South African lenses. Forensic Social Work education and practice in South Africa is emerging as it has been adopted from the United States of America.  There are currently no guidelines for forensic social workers to inform the assessment of children who are alleged to be sexually abused which are in a South African context. For the protection of children, skillful forensic interviews must be conducted for perpetrators of child sexual abuse to be convicted. Forensic interviews help in eliciting accurate and complete report from the alleged child victim to determine if the child has been sexually abused and if so, by whom. The ecosystems theory is used to guide this paper. An extensive literature review was conducted to zoom into systems in South Africa which influence the effectiveness of the forensic interviewing techniques useful to facilitate the disclosure of sexual abuse amongst children.

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