Reduction of Medical Fears by Use of Modeling: A Preventive Application in a General Population of Children
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Vol. 6 (3) , 293-300
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/6.3.293
Abstract
This study determined the effectiveness of a prevention program in decreasing the medical fears of a nonpatient population of children in the second through fifth grades. Children in the experimental group viewed a slide-and-audiotape package which portrayed two coping peer models in various hospital scenes (Hospital Package). In comparison to a group of control subjects who viewed a travelogue slide package, the subjects who viewed the Hospital Package reported significantly reduced fears on measures of anxiety related to medical situations. Further reductions were obtained at a follow-up assessment 2 weeks after the package presentation.Keywords
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