A study of the Feared objets of Primary School Children

아동(兒童)의 공포대상(恐怖對象)에 관(關)한 조사연구(調査硏究) - 7~12세의 국민학교(國民學校) 아동(兒童)을 중심(中心)으로 -

The present research is a study of the feared objects of children between 7 and 12 years of age. The data consisted of the replies to a questionnaire by 802 children and their mothers in Chun Chon City and Chunsung and Wonsung Counties plus. The questionnaire was divided into parts: 6 questions were designed to be answered by the children and 22 by their mothers. The children were asked about their feared objects, feared places, and feared colors, whereas their mothers about their own feared objects plus the backgrounds of their children's fear-objects. Frequency, percentage, and $X^2$-test were applied to the statistical analysis. The results were as follows: 1. Ghost (Kuishin), Devil (Toggaebi), and animals turned out to be the main feared objects of children. 2. Children's feared objects were same regardless of differentiating ages and regional backgrounds. Sex was the only factor which caused any differences. Girls were more sensitive to the animals as their feared objects. 3. Red and black proved to be the most frequently feared colors for all children. 4. Children's feared objects were influenced by the feared objects of their parents, grand parents and sisters and brothers. 5. Children's feared objects were related to the fairy tales and stories they have been told by their mothers.