Children's Ability to Estimate the Frequency of Single and Repeated Events

Author:

Sharman Stefanie J.,Powell Martine B.1,Roberts Kim P.2

Affiliation:

1. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia

2. Wilfrid Laurier University, The Exchange Tower - Main Floor, 130 King Street West, PO Box 286, Toronto, Canada

Abstract

Although it is extremely important when interviewing children about alleged abuse to determine whether the abuse was a single or a repeated occurrence, we have little information about how children judge the frequency of events. The aim of the current study was to examine children's accuracy in providing estimates of event frequency that were numerical (that is, 1, 2, 3, …) and qualitative (that is, once, a few times, or many times). Younger (4- to 5-year-old) and older (6- to 8-year-old) children took part in a single event or an event that was repeated 6 or 11 times. They were interviewed after a short or long delay; some were interviewed a second time. Overall, children were very accurate at judging the frequency of a single event, but much less so for repeated events. Based on our findings, we make two recommendations for professionals trying to establish the frequency of events when interviewing young children.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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