{"id":887,"date":"2022-03-22T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/?post_type=news&#038;p=887"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:52:32","slug":"eliciting-information-in-official-finnish-asylum-interviews","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/news\/eliciting-information-in-official-finnish-asylum-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliciting information in official Finnish asylum interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Eliciting information in official Finnish asylum interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image887_1f1492-b3 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image887_1f1492-b3 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/07\/J4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/07\/J4.png 940w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/07\/J4-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/07\/J4-768x587.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We extended our previous study on questioning strategies used by asylum officials in Finnish asylum interviews, by investigating the content and characteristics of the answers provided by asylum seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We coded transcripts for the number of information units obtained, answer type (detailed, yes\/no, unanswered), answer content, uncertainty, if the answer matched the question asked, and interviewers\u2019 reaction to answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open questions elicited more new information and the amount of information elicited was positively correlated with case outcomes. Misunderstandings and difficult questions were alarmingly common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommendations include prioritising an initial free recall phase and the use of open questions to obtain detailed information from the asylum seeker. 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