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Children's nighttime fears

N King1, T H Ollendick, B J Tonge

  • 1Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

Clinical Psychology Review
|January 1, 1997
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Severe night-time fears in children stem from biological, environmental, and cognitive factors. Cognitive-behavioral strategies show the most empirical support for treating these persistent childhood fears.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Persistent night-time fears significantly impact children's daily functioning.
  • Understanding these fears requires considering developmental, biological, environmental, and cognitive factors.
  • Severe night-time fears likely result from a complex interplay of these elements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore developmental considerations for understanding severe night-time fears in children.
  • To outline assessment procedures for identifying and evaluating night-time fears.
  • To evaluate the research foundations of traditional behavioral and cognitive-behavioral interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Developmental considerations review.
  • Outline of assessment procedures including behavioral interviews, diagnostic interviews, fear surveys, parent home monitoring, and darkness toleration tests.

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  • Evaluation of traditional behavioral and cognitive-behavioral interventions based on empirical support.

    • Main Results:

    • Cognitive-behavioral interventions demonstrate stronger empirical support compared to traditional behavioral methods.
    • Several assessment tools are available for evaluating childhood night-time fears.
    • Methodological limitations in current research warrant attention.

    Conclusions:

    • Cognitive-behavioral strategies are a promising approach for addressing severe night-time fears in children.
    • Further research is needed to address methodological limitations in intervention studies.
    • A comprehensive understanding integrating developmental, biological, environmental, and cognitive factors is crucial.