Worldly and workday worries: contemporary concerns of children and young adolescents.

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Worldly and workday worries: contemporary concerns of children and young adolescents.

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1995 Dec;23(6):685-702. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96192672
Henker B; Whalen CK; O'Neil R; Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; 90095-1563, USA.

Abstract: Top-of-the-head worries were elicited young people, grade 4 to 8, both before and after they completed quantitative risk assessments of specific health and environmental problems. Results revealed that many students carry a substantial worry burden that includes not only personal matters such as grades and social relations, but also concerns about death and about global issues such as homelessness and environmental degradation. The gender and grade differences that emerged were consistent with a developmental extension from self to societal perspectives. Differences in worry profiles from before to after the risk assessment interviews revealed some impact of recent exposure, as illustrated by a pre-post increase from 7% to 30% in students spontaneously expressing AIDS-related concerns. Implications of the breadth and severity of young people's concerns are discussed, as are the ambiguities inherent in standard assessment approaches.

Keywords: Achievement Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome *Adolescent Psychology Attitude to Health Child *Child Psychology Crime Educational Status *Emotions Environmental Pollution Fear Female Homeless Persons Human Interview, Psychological Male Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Violence JOURNAL ARTICLE
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