6.3.3 Relationship between changes in anxiety, recall and suggestibility Heart rate There were no significant relationships found between changes in heart rate variability and total units of information, = -.02,N = 70, = .86, .0004; information r p r2 = given in the free narrative phase, = .01, = 70, = .95, = .0001; total accurate r N p r2 information, = -.02, = 70, = .85, = .0004, or correct answers to misleading r N p r2 questions, = .01, = 70, = .94, = .0001. r N p r2 STAI-C No significant relationships were found between changes in anxiety score and total units of information given by the children, = .04, = 89, = .74, = .0016; information r N p r2 given in the free narrative phase, = -.01, = 89, = .95, = .0001; total accurate r N p r2 information, = .11, = 89, = .31, = .01; or correct answers to misleading questions, r N p r2 r = .04, = 89, = .71, = .001. N p r2 6.3.4 Relationship between changes in anxiety and rapport levels There was no significant relationship found between changes in heart rates and rapport levels, = -.16, = 70, = .19, = .02. In addition, there was no significant r N p r2 relationship between changes in state anxiety and rapport level, = .05, = 89, = .63, = r N p r2 .002. 6.4 Discussion 6.4.1 Summary Overall, according to the heart rate data, the arousal levels were reduced children’s between the pirate event and the interview phases of the experiment. No difference was found however when measured by the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger et al.,
6.3.3 Relationship between changes in anxiety, recall and suggestibility Heart rate There were no significant relationships found between changes in heart rate variability and total units of information, r = -.02,N = 70, p = .86, r2 = .0004; information given in the free narrative phase, r = .01, N = 70, p = .95, r2 = .0001; total accurate information, r = -.02, N = 70, p = .85, r2 = .0004, or correct answers to misleading questions, r = .01, N = 70, p = .94, r2 = .0001. STAI-C No significant relationships were found between changes in anxiety score and total units of information given by the children, r = .04, N = 89, p = .74, r2 = .0016; information given in the free narrative phase, r = -.01, N = 89, p = .95, r2 = .0001; total accurate information, r = .11, N = 89, p = .31, r2 = .01; or correct answers to misleading questions, r = .04, N = 89, p = .71, r2 = .001. 6.3.4 Relationship between changes in anxiety and rapport levels There was no significant relationship found between changes in heart rates and rapport levels, r = -.16, N = 70, p = .19, r2 = .02. In addition, there was no significant relationship between changes in state anxiety and rapport level, r = .05, N = 89, p = .63, r2 = .002. 6.4 Discussion 6.4.1 Summary Overall, according to the heart rate data, the children’s arousal levels were reduced between the pirate event and the interview phases of the experiment. No difference was found however when measured by the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger et al.,