ABSTRACT:
Objectives: 1. To assess phobias among teenagers in selected schools. 2. To describe phobias among teenagers in selected schools. 3. To find association between selected demographic variables and study finding. Material and Methods: The research approach adopted in this study is Mixed approach. Quantitative Non-experimental Descriptive Qualitative Phenomenological design was used. The sample were selected by Probability stratified random sampling technique. sample size was 100. Results: 1. According to 8% of the teenagers did not had phobia (score 0-8), 32% of them had mild phobia (score 9-16), 27% of them had moderate phobia (score 17-24), 21% of them had severe phobia (Score 25-32) and12% of them had very severe phobia (Score 33- 40). 2. Summative analysis shows that the most of teenage students are having Fear of Height, Fear of Water, Fear of Flying, Social Phobia, Fear of Animals, Fear of Dog, Fear of blood. Few of having some of having Fear of thunder, Fear of Alone, Fear of Disease, Fear of snakes, Fear of Night, Fear of Pain, Monophobia, Fear of Doctor, Fear of fire. Conclusion: Majority of teenagers having mild phobia, that may be any type for e.g. having Fear of Height, Fear of Water, Fear of Flying, Social Phobia, Fear of Animals, Fear of Dog, Fear of blood. Few of having some of having Fear of thunder, Fear of Alone, Fear of Disease, Fear of snakes, Fear of Night, Fear of Pain, Monophobia, Fear of Doctor, Fear of fire.
Cite this article:
Virat Shankar Gore. Assessment and description of phobias among teenagers in schools of selected areas. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2021; 9(4):413-6. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00095
Cite(Electronic):
Virat Shankar Gore. Assessment and description of phobias among teenagers in schools of selected areas. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2021; 9(4):413-6. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00095 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-9-4-18