Empirical fear profiles among American youth

B. A. Schaefer; M. W. Watkins; J. J. Burnham

doi:10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00258-9

Empirical fear profiles among American youth

B. A. Schaefer, M. W. Watkins, J. J. Burnham

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Fears among children can range from relatively innocuous fears of simple objects to significant phobias that affect youths' everyday functioning in the home, school, or community environments. This study investigated empirically derived fear profiles among American youth ages 7-19 (N=556). Based upon youths' scores on the 5 factors of the Fear Survey Schedule for Children - II (FSSC - II; Burnham & Gullone (Behav Res Ther, 35, 1997)), multistage Euclidean grouping was applied and produced 5 replicable fear cluster profiles with unique contours. Logistic regression odds ratios revealed specific associations of profile group membership with demographic characteristics such as child age, sex, and ethnicity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1093-1103
Number of pages	11
Journal	Behaviour Research and Therapy
Volume	41
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00258-9
State	Published - Sep 1 2003

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