TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Students' self-reported fears and the perceived origins thereof
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent mental health
A1  - Loxton, Helene
A1  - Roomaney, Rizwana
A1  - Cobb, Christopher
SP  - 183
EP  - 189
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - The objective of this study was to explore the five most frequently reported fears in a sample of university students, and investigate the origins of these fears. The study employed a cross-sectional design with convenience sampling. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire and analysed using a combination of descriptive statistics and content analysis. Participants consisted of 544 first-year psychology students. This study identified academic failure, animals, general failure, losing loved ones to death, and violence/crime as the top five fears among a sample of university students. 'Conditioning experiences' was one of the most prominent pathways in the acquisition of all these fears. Negative information transmission was also a dominant pathway relating to the origin of fear such as academic failure and violence/crime. However, 'modelling experiences' was not identified as a prominent pathway in the present study. These findings contribute to identifying the origins of first-year students' self-reported fears by using the three pathways theory. These findings may contribute meaningfully to the development and implementation of prevention and intervention programmes at higher education institutions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1728-0583
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2018.1533838
ID  - ref1
ER  -