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Peer reviewedHamilton, Scott B.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Compares the extent to which adolescents worry about nuclear war to their frequency of worry about other issues. Looks at the empirical relationships among worry and grade level, gender, trait emotionality, and drug use. Results indicate that adolescents worry more often about school performance and social interactions than about nuclear war.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anxiety
