Measuring interrogative suggestibility in children: Reliability and validity of the bonn test of statement suggestibility
Measuring interrogative suggestibility in children: Reliability and validity of the bonn test of statement suggestibility
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测量儿童的疑问暗示性:陈述暗示性波恩测试的信度和效度
DOI:
10.1080/10683160008410832
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发表时间:
2000
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P. Muris
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作者:
Ingrid Candel;H. Merckelbach;P. Muris
Abstract The Bonn Test of Statement Suggestibility (BTSS) has been proposed as a tool for measuring individual differences in interrogative suggestibility in 4 to 10 year old children. The current study sought to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the BTSS (BTSSNL) in a sample of 48 primary school children. Test-retest stability and internal consistency of the two subscales of the BTSS-NL (i.e., the Yield and Shift scale) proved to be sufficient. Indirect support for the validity of the BTSS-NL was found in that younger children had higher BTSS-NL scores than older children. Also, children who were judged by their teacher as highly suggestible displayed higher scores on the Yield scale of the BTSS-NL than children who were not particularly suggestible according to their teacher. While these results indicate that the BTSS-NL is a valuable research instrument for measuring individual differences in children's suggestibility, more large scale studies are needed to determine whether the BTSS-NL can be used as a forensic tool.