TITLE

Children's Fears: A Pre-9/11 and Post-9/11 Comparison Using the American Fear Survey Schedule for Children

AUTHOR(S)

Burnham, Joy J.

PUB. DATE

September 2007

SOURCE

Journal of Counseling & Development;Fall2007, Vol. 85 Issue 4, p461

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Children are influenced by the salient events surrounding them (e.g., 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, massacre at Virginia Tech). In this study, the author examined fears of children and adolescents in Grades 2-12 in a pre- and post-September 11, 2001, comparison using the American Fear Survey Schedule for Children (FSSC-AM; J. J. Burnham, 1995, 2005). Differences across age, gender, and year were examined. Multivariate analyses of variance yielded significant effects for terror fear items on the FSSC-AM.

ACCESSION #

27055704

Tags: FEAR in children;  CHILD psychology;  SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Psychological aspects;  HURRICANE Katrina, 2005 -- Psychological aspects;  VIRGINIA Tech Shootings, Blacksburg, Va., 2007;  MULTIVARIATE analysis;  CURRENT events

 

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