TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Interpreting Children's Labels for Sexrelated Body Parts of Anatomically Explicit Dolls
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Schor, David P.
A1  - Sivan, Abigail B.
SP  - 523
EP  - 531
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - Sexually abused children are often said to use idiosyncratic terminology when referring to sexual body parts. Anatomic dolls are often used in sexual abuse investigations, especially of younger children, with both their behavioral and verbal responses used to draw conclusions about the likelihood of sexual abuse. However, there is little information available about the responses of nonabused children to these dolls. This study characterizes the terms nonreferred children use to label sexual body parts of anatomic dolls. The study involved 144 children ages 3 through 8 years who were asked for their names for specific body parts including anus, breast, buttock, penis, scrotum, and vagina. Responses for breast, buttock, and penis were more precise than for other body parts. More than half the respondents did not have labels for anus and scrotum. The "age" and "gender" of the dolls had little effect on the children's responses. Older children had more accurate terminology than younger children for sexually related body parts except for penis and anus. For the most part, the gender of the child or the interviewer had little influence on responses. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, 1989. Copyright © 1989 by Elsevier Science)  Anatomically Correct Dolls Child Sexual Abuse Victim Abused-Nonabused Comparison Victim Nonvictim Comparison Child Perceptions Victim Perceptions Early Childhood Late Childhood Middle Childhood Child Abuse Victim Sexual Assault Victim 01-04<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -