Poulton R, Trainor P, Stanton W, McGee R, Davies S, Silva P
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Behav Res Ther. 1997 Feb;35(2):159-63. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(96)00083-6.
This study examined change in different types of fear in a longitudinal study of a birth cohort from age 13-15 yr. When viewed cross-sectionally there were few differences in the frequency and content of fears reported at these ages with the exception of an increase in social fears at age 15. When viewed longitudinally, however, few adolescents who reported fears at age 13 continued to report fears 2 yr later. Implications for developmental theories of fear and phobia are discussed.
本研究在一项对出生队列从13至15岁进行的纵向研究中，考察了不同类型恐惧的变化情况。从横断面来看，这些年龄段报告的恐惧频率和内容几乎没有差异，不过在15岁时社交恐惧有所增加。然而，从纵向来看，在13岁报告有恐惧的青少年中，很少有人在两年后仍继续报告有恐惧。文中还讨论了恐惧和恐惧症发展理论的相关影响。
