Personality and Fears of Thirteen-Year-Olds

MICHALČÁKOVÁ, Radka and Lenka LACINOVÁ. Personality and Fears of Thirteen-Year-Olds. In Book of Abstracts (CD version). 2005.

Basic information

• Original name: Personality and Fears of Thirteen-Year-Olds
• Name in Czech: Osobnost a strachy třináctiletých dětí
• Authors: MICHALČÁKOVÁ, Radka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Lenka LACINOVÁ (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: Book of Abstracts (CD version), 2005.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Spain
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/05:00013934
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: fear; ELSPAC
• Tags: ELSPAC, fear

Abstract

In our study we observe the fears frequency of occurrence and their contents in relation to the level of depressivity and neuroticism of children. Our findings prove the existence of the relation between the levels of both depressivity and emotional lability of children and their experiencing of fears (differently for boys and differently for girls). The heightened levels of both neuroticism and depression are connected with the stating of certain categories of fears - but not with the generally increased fearfulness.

Abstract (in Czech)

V naší studii sledujeme četnost výskytu strachů a jejich obsahů ve vztahu k depresivnímu ladění dítěte a k úrovni jeho emocionální stability/lability - neuroticismu. Naše zjištění dokládají existenci vztahu mezi úrovní depresivity a emocionální lability dětí a prožíváním strachů (odlišně pro chlapce a pro dívky). Zvýšená hladina neuroticismu a depresivity souvisí s uváděním určitých kategorií strachů, ne však s celkově zvýšenou strachuplností.

Links

• MSM0021622406, plan (intention): Name: Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dětí, mládeže a rodiny, vývoj osobnosti v době proměn moderní společnosti

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society