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  • Children's Ability to Estimate the Frequency of Single and Repeated Events

    Author(s)
    Sharman, Stefanie J
    Powell, Martine B
    Roberts, Kim P
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Powell, Martine B.
    Year published
    2011
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    Abstract
    Although it is extremely important when interviewing children about alleged abuse to determine whether the abuse was a single or a repeated occurrence, we have little information about how children judge the frequency of events. The aim of the current study was to examine children's accuracy in providing estimates of event frequency that were numerical (that is, 1, 2, 3, …) and qualitative (that is, once, a few times, or many times). Younger (4- to 5-year-old) and older (6- to 8-year-old) children took part in a single event or an event that was repeated 6 or 11 times. They were interviewed after a short or long delay; some ...
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    Although it is extremely important when interviewing children about alleged abuse to determine whether the abuse was a single or a repeated occurrence, we have little information about how children judge the frequency of events. The aim of the current study was to examine children's accuracy in providing estimates of event frequency that were numerical (that is, 1, 2, 3, …) and qualitative (that is, once, a few times, or many times). Younger (4- to 5-year-old) and older (6- to 8-year-old) children took part in a single event or an event that was repeated 6 or 11 times. They were interviewed after a short or long delay; some were interviewed a second time. Overall, children were very accurate at judging the frequency of a single event, but much less so for repeated events. Based on our findings, we make two recommendations for professionals trying to establish the frequency of events when interviewing young children.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Police Science & Management
    Volume
    13
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.2011.13.3.243
    Subject
    Criminology
    Policy and Administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/406959
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