Ollendick T H, King N J
Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0436.
Behav Res Ther. 1994 Jul;32(6):635-8. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(94)90018-3.
In this study, we first explored the prevalence of self-reported fears in 648 Australian adolescents and then determined the extent of interference associated with those fears. Consistent with other studies, fears were highly prevalent. An average of 9 fears was reported. Girls reported more fears than boys and younger adolescents reported more fears than older adolescents. A majority of the youth reported that their fears caused them considerable distress and that their fears interfered significantly with their daily activities. The limitations of the study were acknowledged and directions for future research were suggested.
在本研究中，我们首先探究了648名澳大利亚青少年自我报告的恐惧情绪的普遍程度，然后确定了与这些恐惧相关的干扰程度。与其他研究一致，恐惧情绪非常普遍。平均每人报告了9种恐惧。女孩报告的恐惧比男孩多，年龄较小的青少年报告的恐惧比年龄较大的青少年多。大多数青少年报告称，他们的恐惧给他们带来了相当大的困扰，并且严重干扰了他们的日常活动。本研究的局限性得到了认可，并提出了未来研究的方向。
