Rapport‐building in multiple interviews of children

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Waterhouse, Genevieve F., Ridley, Anne M., Bull, Ray, Satchell, Liam and Wilcock, R. (2023). Rapport‐building in multiple interviews of children. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 37 (6), pp. 1210-1222. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4116

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Authors	Waterhouse, Genevieve F., Ridley, Anne M., Bull, Ray, Satchell, Liam and Wilcock, R.
Abstract	AbstractRapport‐building is key in child investigative interviews, however, recommendations of how to build rapport differ. Additionally, rapport in more complex situations: when a child is interviewed repeatedly or requires separate rapport building have not been studied. This research examined the UK's ‘Achieving Best Evidence’ guidelines for rapport‐building, which recommend conducting a neutral discussion, compared with a control condition and a separate rapport‐building session for first interviews on children's recall and well‐being (measured by state anxiety and rapport questionnaires). For second and third interviews, additional full rapport‐building sessions were compared to shortened or no rapport‐building conditions. No significant differences in children's (N = 107) recall or well‐being were found across rapport‐building conditions for all interviews. We conclude that for children who have experienced non‐traumatic events, the inclusion of a neutral discussion rapport‐building phase may not be any more beneficial for children than conducting a friendly interview.
Keywords	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Developmental and Educational Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Year	2023
Journal	Applied Cognitive Psychology
Journal citation	37 (6), pp. 1210-1222
Publisher	Wiley
ISSN	0888-4080
	1099-0720
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4116
Funder/Client	London South Bank University
Online	08 Aug 2023
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Accepted	06 Jul 2023
Deposited	21 Nov 2023
Publisher's version	Applied Cognitive Psychology - 2023 - Waterhouse - Rapport‐building in multiple interviews of children.pdf License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open
License	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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