TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring interrogative suggestibility in children: reliability and validity of the bonn test of statement suggestibility
AU - Candel, I.E.L.
AU - Merckelbach, H.L.G.J.
AU - Muris, P.E.H.M.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - The Bonn Test of Statement Suggestibility (BTSS) has been proposed as a tool for measuring individual differences in interrogative suggestibility in 4 to 10 year old children. The current study sought to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the BTSS (BTSS-NL) in a sample of 38 primary school children. Test-retest stability and internal consistency of the two subscales of the BTSS-NL (i.e., the Yield and Shift scale) proved to be sufficient. Indirect support for the validity of the BTSS-NL was found in that younger children had higher BTSS-NL scores than older children. Also, children who were judged by their reacher as highly suggestible displayed higher scores on the Yield scale of the BTSS-NL than children who were not particularly suggestible according to their teacher. While these results indicate that the BTSS-NL is a valuable research instrument for measuring individual differences in children's suggestibility, more large scale studies are needed to determine whether the BTSS-NL can be used as a forensic tool.
AB - The Bonn Test of Statement Suggestibility (BTSS) has been proposed as a tool for measuring individual differences in interrogative suggestibility in 4 to 10 year old children. The current study sought to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the BTSS (BTSS-NL) in a sample of 38 primary school children. Test-retest stability and internal consistency of the two subscales of the BTSS-NL (i.e., the Yield and Shift scale) proved to be sufficient. Indirect support for the validity of the BTSS-NL was found in that younger children had higher BTSS-NL scores than older children. Also, children who were judged by their reacher as highly suggestible displayed higher scores on the Yield scale of the BTSS-NL than children who were not particularly suggestible according to their teacher. While these results indicate that the BTSS-NL is a valuable research instrument for measuring individual differences in children's suggestibility, more large scale studies are needed to determine whether the BTSS-NL can be used as a forensic tool.
U2 - 10.1080/10683160008410832
DO - 10.1080/10683160008410832
M3 - Article
SN - 1068-316X
VL - 6
SP - 61
EP - 70
JO - Psychology Crime & Law
JF - Psychology Crime & Law
IS - 1
ER -