An Empirical Taxonomy of Youths' Fears: Cluster Analysis of the American Fear Survey Schedule

Autor/inn/en	Burnham, Joy J.; Schaefer, Barbara A.; Giesen, Judy
Titel	An Empirical Taxonomy of Youths' Fears: Cluster Analysis of the American Fear Survey Schedule
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 43 (2006) 6, S.673-683 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.20178
Schlagwörter	Profiles; Multivariate Analysis; School Phobia; Fear; Children; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Gender Differences; Age Differences; Surveys; Classification; Fear Survey Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Multivariate Analyse; Schulangst; Furcht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	Fears profiles among children and adolescents were explored using the Fear Survey Schedule for Children-American version (FSSC-AM; J.J. Burnham, 1995, 2005). Eight cluster profiles were identified via multistage Euclidean grouping and supported by homogeneity coefficients and replication. Four clusters reflected overall level of fears (i.e., very low, below average, moderate, and multiple), and four others exhibited specific peaks associated with school-related fears, medical fears, and scary things. Demographic characteristics associated with cluster profile membership revealed variability primarily based on gender and age, with some differences associated with community type. Comparisons with prior results on earlier fear surveys and implications for school refusal behavior provide a useful context for discussion. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10