title: The etiology of childhood dog phobia.
abstract: This study evaluated Rachman's theory of fear acquisition in a sample of 30 children with dog phobia. The children were on the waiting list of a university-based clinic. Parents were asked to indicate the most influential factor in the onset of their child's dog phobia. Nearly all parents were able to attribute their child's phobia to one of the fear pathways: direct conditioning, modelling or transmission of information.
authors.affiliation: School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clowes-Hollins
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ollendick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012494:Sampling Studies