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Children's memory for traumatic injury

C Peterson1, M Bell

  • 1Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. carole@play.psych.mun.ca

Child Development
|December 1, 1996
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Children recall traumatic events well, with detail increasing by age. Distress during hospital treatment, not injury, impacts memory accuracy, affecting children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Forensic Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding children's memory recall is crucial for legal and clinical settings.
  • Previous research has explored factors influencing child witness testimony, but specific details regarding trauma and hospital experiences require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the recall abilities of children aged 2-13 years following traumatic injury and emergency room treatment.
  • To examine the influence of distress levels on memory recall for both the injury event and hospital treatment.
  • To analyze the impact of different detail categories on children's testimony.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited children (2-13 years) treated in emergency rooms for traumatic injuries.
  • Conducted interviews using free and probed recall at a few days and 6 months post-injury.

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  • Interviewed adult witnesses alongside child subjects.
  • Classified recalled details into central, peripheral-inside emotional events, and peripheral-outside emotional events categories.

    • Main Results:

    • Children of all ages provided substantial information about traumatic events, with recall detail increasing with age.
    • Children made few commission errors in their recall.
    • Distress during the traumatic injury did not affect recall accuracy or amount.
    • Distress experienced during hospital treatment significantly decreased recall.
    • Recall varied based on the category of detail (central vs. peripheral).

    Conclusions:

    • Children are capable of providing detailed and accurate accounts of traumatic events.
    • The emotional context of hospital treatment plays a significant role in memory formation and recall for child witnesses.
    • Findings have important implications for evaluating children's testimony in legal and therapeutic contexts.