Vulnerability to interrogative suggestibility from negative life events. A comparison of separated asylum-seeking youth and age-matched peers.

Childs, Samantha; Given‐Wilson, Zoe; Butler, Stephen; Memon, Amina; Gudjónsson, Gisli H.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110600

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“…Delayed suggestibility is powerfully influenced by history and severity of trauma symptoms (Gudjonsson et al, 2020). Regarding immediate suggestibility, Shift is the measure most strongly associated with the severity of trauma symptoms (Childs et al, 2021; Gudjonsson et al, 2020).…”

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Immediate and repeat interrogative suggestibility in a sample of adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Gilbert,

Allely,

Gudjonsson

et al. 2023

Diversity & Inclusion Research

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Individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are more likely to be involved with the criminal justice system (CJS) than neurotypical individuals. Interrogative suggestibility is theorised to be a weakness in this population; this is the first experimental evidence of interrogative suggestibility in adolescents with FASD. Fifty‐two participants (aged 11–16 years) completed the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale immediately and after 1 week; the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; and the Behavioural Rating of Executive Function. Compared to the control group, individuals with FASD were more vulnerable to leading questions, negative feedback and evidenced significantly higher suggestibility, immediately and after 1 week. A significant correlation was found between immediate and repeat suggestibility at 1‐week follow‐up. Poorer memory recall, lower intelligence quotient and higher impulsivity were also observed in the FASD population. The results indicate the importance for the CJS to establish whether suspects, witnesses, and victims of crimes may have been impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure since this is a significant source of vulnerability that could lead to false confessions or miscarriage of justice.

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Immediate and repeat interrogative suggestibility in a sample of adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Gilbert,

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Gudjonsson

et al. 2023

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“…Regarding the methodological quality, assessed using the MMAT checklist, 13 only two studies (25%) achieved optimal scores, namely, Childs et al 14 and Wolff et al 15 Four studies (50%) achieved a good score, namely, Huemer et al, 16 Pfeiffer et al, 17 Spinhoven et al, 18 and Wolff and Fesseha, 19 and two other studies (25%) scored a methodological quality considered regular, namely, Huemer et al 20 and Longobardi et al 21 Major problems were the use of inappropriate measurement techniques (75% of the studies) and response rates below what is considered acceptable, factors that compromise the generalization of obtained results. Table 3 summarizes the quality evaluation based on the MMAT.…”

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“…On the contrary, Huemer et al 20 identified slower and more emotionally charged verbal production, especially among those with higher levels of trauma. Childs et al, 14 2021, Wolff et al, 15 and Wolff and Fesseha 19 assessed intelligence and observed decreased intellectual capacity compared to control subjects. Previous research has documented lower levels of intellectual functioning and verbal ability among children with traumatic life experiences.…”

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Cognitive evaluation in unaccompanied refugee children: a systematic review

Chierici,

Hamdan

2023

Rev. paul. pediatr.

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Objective: This study aims to identify what existing literature has shown about possible cognitive alterations in unaccompanied refugee children. Data sources: The search was performed in the Web of Science, PsycInfo, Scopus, and PubMed databases, including articles published in any year and in any language. The research was submitted to the Prospero protocol (ID: CRD42021257858), and the quality of the included articles was evaluated using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data synthesis: Memory and attention are the main topics identified, largely because they are related to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. However, low specificity was observed in the conduction of cognitive assessments, leading to relevant inconsistencies in the collected data. Conclusions: The use of psychological assessment instruments that are either poorly adapted or not adapted at all to the populations studied casts doubt on the validity of the data produced so far.

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“…What an asylum seekers answers during an interview may thus sometimes be more reflective of their relationship to authorities than of the "true story." Moreover, asylum seekers may be especially susceptible to interrogative suggestibility, that is, the extent to which a person changes their answers in response to leading questions or negative feedback during formal questioning (Childs et al, 2021;Gudjonsson & Clark, 1986). Memories are especially prone to suggestion if the interviewee is suicidal, under stress, or perceives the interviewer to be critical or negativeall common psychological difficulties found in asylum seekers (Baxter et al, 2006;Herlihy & Turner, 2009).…”

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Eliciting information in official Finnish asylum interviews

Skrifvars

Antfolk

Veldhuizen³

et al. 2022

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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Previous research has indicated that asylum interviewers—contrary to recommendations—use more closed than open questions to elicit information. In the current study, we investigated how information is elicited in asylum interviews by analyzing question‐answer pairs in 105 official Finnish asylum interview transcripts. We developed a new coding framework for analyzing the content and characteristics of the answers and used previously collected data on the questions. As predicted, we found that open questions elicited more new information and new key aspects of the asylum claims than other question types. We further extend on previous research by showing that the free recall phases only elicited half of all key aspects of the claims and that mis‐matched answers and difficult or unanswerable questions were alarmingly common. Interviewers would benefit from more training in asking open questions, creating and maintaining rapport, resolving misunderstandings, and increasing the efficacy of the free recall phase.

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Vulnerability to interrogative suggestibility from negative life events. A comparison of separated asylum-seeking youth and age-matched peers.

Cited by 7 publications

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Immediate and repeat interrogative suggestibility in a sample of adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Immediate and repeat interrogative suggestibility in a sample of adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Cognitive evaluation in unaccompanied refugee children: a systematic review

Eliciting information in official Finnish asylum interviews

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