Gordon Jocelynne, King Neville, Gullone Eleonora, Muris Peter, Ollendick Thomas H
Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia.
Behav Res Ther. 2007 Oct;45(10):2464-72. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.03.013. Epub 2007 Mar 28.
The present school-based study investigated the nighttime fears of 511 children and adolescents, aged 8-16 years. Participants were assessed using a structured interview about the frequency, content, severity, harm expectations, coping strategies, and disclosure of nighttime fears. Results indicated that nighttime fears are a common experience, with nearly two-thirds (64.2%) of children and adolescents reporting nighttime fears. Fear of intruders/home invasion was the most frequently reported nighttime fear. Females more frequently reported nighttime fears than males (72.9% and 54.6%, respectively) and a greater number of children reported nighttime fears compared to adolescents (79.4% and 48.8%, respectively). Nighttime fears were given moderate severity ratings, and harm expectations were most strongly associated with 'personal security' fears. Respondents reported a variety of coping strategies to manage their nighttime fears with self-control/distraction techniques being the most common. Most respondents reported disclosing their nighttime fear(s) to another person. The clinical implications of these findings and the methodological limitations are discussed.
本项基于学校的研究调查了511名8至16岁儿童和青少年的夜间恐惧情况。通过结构化访谈对参与者的夜间恐惧频率、内容、严重程度、危害预期、应对策略及披露情况进行评估。结果表明，夜间恐惧是一种常见现象，近三分之二（64.2%）的儿童和青少年报告有夜间恐惧。对入侵者/家庭入侵的恐惧是最常报告的夜间恐惧。女性比男性更频繁地报告夜间恐惧（分别为72.9%和54.6%），与青少年相比，更多儿童报告有夜间恐惧（分别为79.4%和48.8%）。夜间恐惧的严重程度评级为中等，危害预期与“人身安全”恐惧关联最为紧密。受访者报告了多种应对夜间恐惧的策略，其中自我控制/分散注意力技巧最为常见。大多数受访者报告向他人披露了自己的夜间恐惧。讨论了这些发现的临床意义和方法学局限性。
