Fears in Adolescence
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Psihologijske teme |
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| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | fear; adolescence; gender; ELSPAC |
| Description | Fear is a natural and useful companion of human beings throughout the whole lifespan. The study tries to map the fears of 15-year old adolescents. It is based on data collected as a part of the ELSPAC project (European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood). On the basis of the Cake of Fear method, subjective responses about the contents of fears were collected. These contents were categorized into 19 general categories which cover the wide-range of the topic. The category Fears of loosing someone, fear for somebody/something occupies the first position, with fears related to death and concerns about friends and family being its prominent representatives. Generalized fears ranks the second position, noticeably represented with fears of failure and future. The third largest category is the category of school-related fears. Differences in the incidence of fears are discussed regarding gender and developmental stage. |
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