EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND EVALUATION OF CHILDREN'S TESTIMONY

该研究计划包括两个研究项目。 的目标 第一个项目，现在已经完成，是探讨国内的影响， 对8至12岁儿童的暴力，这些儿童要么是身体伤害的受害者， 虐待，配偶虐待的证人，受害者和证人，或两者都没有 受害者和证人。 总的来说，被一个人虐待的孩子 或者父母双方都报告了更多的行为问题，更多的抑郁症， 对犯罪父母的负面看法比他们的同行在 各自的对照组。 然而，母亲们报告说， 当配偶虐待时， 发生，而儿童报告的最高水平的问题， 当他们自己被虐待时，他们的行为，而父亲和老师的行为， 对儿童问题行为的看法与 经历或目睹虐待的儿童。 第二项研究的目标是评估现场可靠性， 征求和评估下列儿童陈述的制度的有效性： 据称目击了性虐待 在亚利桑那州，佛罗里达， 堪萨斯州和以色列正在提供儿童访谈的录像带或录音带 沿着案件档案，以确立独立于 报表 陈述效度的判断信度和重测信度 在验证之前，正在检查分析（SVA）技术。 这 这项研究还将提供儿童语言发展基本数据 对现实生活事件的能力和记忆

This program of research involves two research projects. The goal of the first project, now completed, was to explore the effects of domestic violence on 8-to 12 year-old children who were either victims of physical abuse, witnesses of spousal abuse, both victims and witnesses, or neither victims nor witnesses. Overall, children who were physically abused by one or both parents reported more behavior problems, more depression, and more negative perceptions of perpetrating parent than did their counterparts in the respective comparison groups. However, mothers reported that their children had the highest levels of problematic behavior when spouse abuse had occurred, whereas children reported the highest levels of problematic behavior when they themselves had been abused, while fathers' and teachers' perceptions of children's problematic behavior were unrelated to the children experiencing or witnessing abuse. The goal of the second study is to assess the field reliability and validity of a system for eliciting and assessing statements by children who were alleged to have witnessed sexual abuse. Sites in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, and Israel are providing video or audio tapes of child interviews along with case files to establish case facts independent of the statements. Interjudge and test-retest reliability of Statement Validity Analysis (SVA) techniques are being examined prior to validation. This study will also provide basic data on children's development of verbal abilities and memories for real-life events.