Mihaela Taranu, Mathias Clasen, Fernando E Rosas, Helen Dodd, Marc Malmdorf Andersen
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Abstract
This study investigated the prevalence of children's engagement in recreational fear activities - i.e., playful engagement with scary stimuli where both fear and enjoyment are experienced. A detailed survey of 1,600 parents/caregivers (67% female) of children aged 1-17 years (50% female) asked about their child's enjoyment of recreational fear activities across 19 activity categories, as well as with whom, where and how often they engage in these activities. 93% of children were reported to enjoy at least one recreational fear activity. Distinct age-related trends in engagement were found for different activity types. The results showcase that, despite rarely being studied in children, enjoyment of recreational fear is common across children's activities and development.
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Child Psychiatry & Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving the groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child/pediatric/family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original empirical research in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews.
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