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Our data have shown that physical aggression has an extreme psychological effect on the student body of American secondary schools; it creates a subgroup of youngsters so adversely affected by fear as to merit the often-misused label of “socially disadvantaged.” This study has discovered that fearful youngsters differ importantly from others by virtue of much more than simple avoidance patterns. More than others, apprehensive youth tend to dislike their school, their teachers, and their fellow students. They see themselves as suspicious of their surroundings and helpless to modify conditions of a game which appears beyond their control.
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Wayne, I., Rube, R.J. Student fear in secondary schools. Urban Rev 14, 197–237 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02171930
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