Study On The Fear Of Children Aged 4-6 And Its Influencing Factors

This study aimed to investigate the state of fear and its influencing factors in children aged 4-6 years.Taking 300 children aged 4-6,298 parents and 56 teachers as the research object,mainly used literature research method,interview method and questionnaire survey method.Data analysis using descriptive statistics,correlation analysis,and regression analysis.The researchers compiled the "Children's Fear Scale",using verification factor analysis,verifying its structure,and testing the scale and validity of the scale to investigate the fear status of 4-6 children.Analysis and comparison of children's fears in terms of gender differences,age differences,and urban-rural differences.Through the analysis of the interview content of children,the questionnaire of parents and the questionnaire of teachers,this paper discusses the influence of children's characteristics,family objective factors,education mode of family,education behavior of teachers,TV,Internet,mobile phone and other electronic media on the fear of children between 4 and 6 years old.The main findings are as follows:(1)The Children's Fear Scale is structured as: fear associated with animals and natural phenomena,fear associated with society,fear associated with criticism and punishment,fear associated with school and health,and unknown and not Identify the fears associated with things.(2)Children have significant gender differences in fears related to animals and natural phenomena,fears related to school and health care,fears associated with criticism and punishment,and fears associated with unknown and uncertain things.More fear,there is no significant gender difference in social aspects.(3)Children have significant age differences in fear associated with animals and natural phenomena,social,school and medical,unknown and uncertain things,and younger children show higher fear than older children.There is no significant age difference in terms of criticism and punishment.(4)Children have very significant regional differences in the two dimensions of social-related fear and fear related to unknown and uncertain things.Rural children show higher fear than urban children,but in the other three dimensions.There is no regional difference in children's fear.(5)Through attribution analysis,the main factors influencing children's fear are children's gender and age,family education methods and behaviors,teachers' awareness and guidance of children's fears,and electronic media such as TV,internet and mobile phones.