Children's Fears: A Pre‐9/11 and Post‐9/11 Comparison Using the American Fear Survey Schedule for Children |
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| Authors: | Joy J Burnham |
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| Institution: | Program in Counselor Education, The University of Alabama. |
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| 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. |
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