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Utilizing Parent Report to Investigate Young Children's Fears: A Modification of the Fear Survey Schedule for Children–II: A Research Note

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Paula Bouldin  and
Chris Pratt
Paula Bouldin
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Australia
Chris Pratt
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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Abstract

The Fear Survey Schedule for Children–II (FSSC–II) (Gullone & King, 1992) was modified for parent report and a younger age group. The modified instrument (FSSC–IIP) was completed by 753 parents of children within the age range 3.0 to 8.9 years. Results revealed a stable eight-factor solution that was sensitive to age and gender differences. Parents reported a higher overall level of fear for school children compared to preschool children, and a higher overall level of fearfulness for girls compared to boys. The most common fears reported were getting lost in a crowd and in a strange place.

Abbreviations: FSSC (–II, –IIP): Fear Survey Schedule for Children; PCA: principal components analysis.

Keywords

Fearspreschool childrenschool childrenmethodologyparent reportmodification
Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 271 - 277
Copyright
© 1998 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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