Children's fears: Cultural and developmental perspectives

Salman Elbedour, Shmuel Shulman, Peri Kedem

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Abstract

A modified version of the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children was administered to 865 Israeli Jewish and Israeli Bedouin children, 8-12 yr-old. Consistent with former studies, there was an age-related decline in fears and females reported more fears than males. Comparison of Jewish and Bedouin children's reports of fears showed significant quantitative and qualitative differences between the two groups. Results underscore the salience of both developmental and cultural factors in the development and nature of children's fears.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-496
Number of pages6
JournalBehaviour Research and Therapy
Volume35
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1997

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