Studying Fears in Young Children
Two Interview Methods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3104081 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anja Riitta Lahikainen (0000-0002-5789-6253, University of Tampere, corresponding author), Tiina Kirmanen (University of Kuopio, Finland), Inger Kraav, Merle Taimalu (University of Tartu, Estonia) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-104 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0907568203010001005 |
| OpenAlex | W2018259892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 32 |
The article introduces two interview methods for studying young children' fears, applied in separate studies with representative samples of children aged 5-6 in Finland ( N = 222) and Estonia ( N = 117). The semi-structured interview was based on the question, `What things are you afraid of?' The article describes the interview scheme as well as the interview process. The picture-aided interview was designed on the basis of the Fear Survey Schedule for Children - Revised (FSSC-R). The semistructured interviews showed that young children are capable of expressing a much wider range of fears (e.g. television programmes) than had been assumed earlier. The picture-aided interviews revealed more fears related to social relations than did the semi-structured interviews. Both methods are recommended for research use
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| Citations per year | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2016 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |