caa a22 4500 388043865 CHVBK 20180307125030.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199811 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S103729110000371X doi S103729110000371X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S103729110000371X What do children worry about? [Elektronische Daten] This study examined the worries of children in the middle primary years, and the frequency and intensity with which these worries are experienced. Children from years 5,6, and 7 (ages 10-13 years) were asked "What do people of your age worry about?” This data were then used to formulate the Children's Worry Scale (CWS). The CWS was administered to 140 children in years 5, 6, and 7 to determine the frequency and intensity with which these worries were experienced. Findings revealed that there were significant age related differences and that girls reported more worries than boys. There were six main areas of worry for these children: school issues, personal safety, social/peer issues, health and safety of family members, issues related to parents, and being in trouble. The items which had the highest ranking for both frequency and intensity were from the area of school issues. Implications of these findings in relation to providing support for children in this area are discussed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998 Christie Elspeth School of Special Education and Disability Studies, Flinders University of South Australia MacMullin Colin School of Special Education and Disability Studies, Flinders University of South Australia Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling Cambridge University Press 8(1998-11), 9-24 1037-2911 8<9 1998 8 JGC https://doi.org/10.1017/S103729110000371X text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S103729110000371X text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Christie Elspeth School of Special Education and Disability Studies, Flinders University of South Australia NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- MacMullin Colin School of Special Education and Disability Studies, Flinders University of South Australia NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling Cambridge University Press 8(1998-11), 9-24 1037-2911 8<9 1998 8 JGC CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge