title: The Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised: normative developmental data in Italy.
abstract: The aim of the study was to explore children's fear content. Using the Italian Fear Survey Schedule for Children, an Italian-language version of Ollendick's Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised (1983), the study assessed the reliability of the survey and reported intensity, prevalence, and content of fears in children aged six to 10 years, using this questionnaire. 1,845 school children (931 girls, 914 boys; M age=8.3 yr., SD=1.4) were asked to complete the survey, indicating what they thought were their fears, and the intensity of those fears. Sex and age differences were also examined. Girls endorsed significantly higher fearfulness than did boys. Few age differences were found, with seven-year-olds appearing more fearful than 10- to 11-year-old children. Results were interpreted in relation to developmental changes. Cross-national comparisons were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy. d_diriso@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Riso
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salcuni
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lis
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating