The stability of children's fears.
The stability of fears in a group of 27 fourth-grade children over a 1-year period was investigated. The fears were obtained by individual interview and were coded according to the categories of Jersild and Holmes. The kinds of fears expressed by the children were similar to those found in other surveys. These fears were also found to be highly stable both in number and in kind. The implications of this high stability were discussed.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male