Slee P T, Cross D G
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 1989 Summer;19(4):270-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00705956.
Developmental changes in children's fears with a particular focus on fears of nuclear war were studied in a sample of 1243 Australian children and adolescents aged between 4-19 years. The average number of fears reported per child was 9.3. Females reported significantly more fears than males. Developmental changes also were apparent with animal and supernatural fears in the youngest age group giving way to social fears and fear of war in the older age brackets. An average of 67.4% of the sample expressed a fear of nuclear war. The implications of this finding for parents and educators are discussed.
对1243名年龄在4至19岁之间的澳大利亚儿童和青少年样本进行了研究，特别关注儿童恐惧心理的发展变化，尤其是对核战争的恐惧。每个孩子报告的恐惧平均数量为9.3种。女性报告的恐惧明显多于男性。发展变化在最年幼的年龄组中对动物和超自然恐惧方面也很明显，而在较大年龄组中则让位于社交恐惧和对战争的恐惧。样本中平均67.4%的人表示害怕核战争。讨论了这一发现对家长和教育工作者的启示。
