@article{ref1,
title="Rating the honesty of White and Black children via implicit and explicit measures: implications for child victims in the criminal justice system",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2023",
author="O'Connor, Alison M. and Hall, William and Campbell, Karen L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The present study explored implicit and explicit honesty perceptions of White and Black children and whether these perceptions predicted legal decisions in a child abuse case. Participants consisted of 186 younger and 189 older adults from the online Prolific participant pool. Implicit racial bias was measured via a modified Implicit Association Test and explicit perceptions through self-reports. Participants read a simulated legal case where either a Black or White child alleged physical abuse against their sports coach, and they rated the honesty of the child's testimony and rendered a verdict. Participants were implicitly biased to associate honesty with White children over Black children, and this bias was stronger among older adults. In the legal vignette, for participants who read about a Black child victim, greater implicit racial bias predicted less trust in the child's testimony and a lower likelihood of convicting the coach of abusing the child. In contrast to their implicit bias, participants self-reported Black children as being more honest than White children, suggesting a divergence in racial attitudes across implicit and explicit measures. Implications for child abuse victims are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/10775595231173363",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595231173363"
}