The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers

Autor:	Wendy K. Silverman, Wendy B. Nelles
Rok vydání:	1988
Předmět:	Male Gender Identity Psychology Child Fear Peer Group Developmental psychology Clinical Psychology Sex Factors Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Female Fear survey schedule Child Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	The Journal of Genetic Psychology. 149:17-21
ISSN:	1940-0896 0022-1325
Popis:	In the present study, gender differences in children's fear were examined. Nine-year-old children were asked to rate their own fears, the fears of their peers of the opposite gender, and the fears of their peers of the same gender, using the Fear Survey Schedule for Children—Revised (Ollendick, 1983). Consistent with previous investigations, the results revealed that boys rated themselves as less fearful than girls. In addition, both male and female judges rated “other boys” as less afraid than “other girls.” These findings emerged whether fear was examined in terms of intensity or prevalence. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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