Intensity and frequency of children's fears
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Susan Stemples Crawford (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Nicholas Vacc
Abstract: This study investigated how gender, age (8 through 11), ethnicity (African-American and Caucasian), and family income level (low and non-low) impacted the intensity and frequency of children's fears. Elementary students (n=556) from a rural school system in North Carolina participated in the study. Dependent variables included adapted versions of the Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised (FSSC-R), measuring both the intensity and frequency of children's fears. Analyses of variance indicated that girls reported significantly more fear intensity, more fear frequency, and more total fear than did boys. Although not significant, African-Americans reported more fear intensity, more fear frequency, and more fears than Caucasians and low income children reported more fear intensity, more fear frequency, and more fears than non-low income children. The results of this study indicate that children between the ages of 8 and 11 fear situations that cause physical harm the most. However, because they reported that they may not fear these situations on a day-to-day basis, the level of fearfulness appears to be somewhat less than was previously reported.
Intensity and frequency of children's fears
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Subjects
- Fear in children
- Phobias in children