Validity of self-reported fear

Martin Manosevitz

doi:10.1016/0005-7967(66)90081-7

Validity of self-reported fear

Martin Manosevitz

Psychology

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This study investigated the relationship between a self-report fear measure and several measures of fear made in the fear-arousing situation. Subjects at three levels of self-reported fear of spiders (mild, moderate and intense) were found to differ on most of the situational measures from subjects who had professed no spider fear. Subjects who initially reported different levels of spider fear did not differ among themselves on the situational measures. It was concluded that self-report paper and pencil measures of fear can be valid, though gross, indicators of fear behavior in an actual situation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	259-263
Number of pages	5
Journal	Behaviour Research and Therapy
Volume	4
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(66)90081-7
State	Published - 1966

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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