TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Influence of Perpetrators' Account on Nurses' Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - O'Toole, R.
A1  - O'Toole, A. W.
A1  - Webster, Stephen
A1  - Lucal, Betsy
SP  - 49
EP  - 62
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - Suspected perpetrators may attempt to influence the professional's recognition and reporting of child abuse by providing an account that explains or justifies their behavior or the child's injury. A factorial survey design was employed in which a random sample of nurses (N = 1038) judged vignettes that included systematic variations of types of accounts and selected case characteristics. In comparison to the other characteristics of the case, perpetrator accounts had little impact on nurses recognition and reporting of child abuse. Only two types of accounts influenced the nurses' responses, and from the perspective of the suspected perpetrator they backfired, resulting in greater recognition and reporting of abuse. Interaction terms constructed of accounts and situational variables had little impact on nurses' judgments when sexual abuse was involved, but resulted in both higher and lower recognition and reporting scores when physical and emotional acts were judged.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1021993800173
ID  - ref1
ER  -