Agreement among Professionals about a Child's Sexual Abuse Status: Interviews with Sexually Anatomically Correct Dolls as Indicators of Abuse.

Realmuto, George M.; Wescoe, Sibyl

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ERIC Number: EJ454479

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Agreement among Professionals about a Child's Sexual Abuse Status: Interviews with Sexually Anatomically Correct Dolls as Indicators of Abuse.

Realmuto, George M.; Wescoe, Sibyl

Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, v16 n5 p719-25 Sep-Oct 1992

This study investigated whether 13 young children presented with anatomically correct dolls would exhibit behaviors that professionals (n=14) could agree on to determine the child's abuse status. The study concluded that experienced professionals agree poorly with each other about a child's abuse status and that sexually anatomically correct dolls used alone are inadequate in providing information. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Identification, Interrater Reliability, Interviews, Pretend Play, Sexual Abuse, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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