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Computer-Administered Interviews With Children About Maltreatment

Methodological, Developmental, and Ethical Issues

University of Maryland School of Medicine

ANGELO PONIRAKIS

University of Maryland School of Medicine

It is widely recognized that maltreatment research should include a more child-oriented perspective. Although there are guidelines for directly interviewing children about their maltreatment experiences, oftentimes the children's ability to respond to sensitive questions may be hindered by embarrassment, shame, and/or guilt. With the technological advances of talking computers, computer-administered questionnaires may be an optimal way to interview children about maltreatment, because questions can be presented in two modalities—aurally, through headphones, and visually, on the screen. This method ensures privacy and presents questions in a gender-specific format that can be tailored to the developmental level and specific experiences of each child. This article reviews the advantages and disadvantages of using computer-administered questionnaires to ask children about their maltreatment history. Attention is also directed toward the methodological, developmental, and ethical aspects of interviewing children about maltreatment.

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