Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
We examined the effects of interviewer-provided social support, child witness gender, and perceiver gender on perceptions of child witnesses. Adults watched a series of socially supportive or nonsupportive child interview and rated their perceptions of the children=s accuracy and ability to resist the interviewer=s suggestions. Women thought it was easier for children to resist suggestion than did men. Further, Supportiveness of the interview interacted with child witness gender to affect adults= perceptions of children=s credibility and ability to resist suggestion In general, perceptions of girls were more positive when they were interviewed in a supportive manner; however, perceptions of boys were more positive when they were interviewed in a nonsupportive manner.
Publication Date
2001
Journal Title
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
107
Last Page
112
Copyright
©2001 by the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Recommended Citation
Miller, Dana L. and Davis, Suzanne L.
(2001)
"Effects of Interviewer Support, Child Gender, and Perceiver Gender on Adults' Perceptions of Child Eyewitnesses,"
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 21.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol5/iss1/21
