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Normative values on the marks and mathews fear questionnaire: A comparison as a function of age and sex

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While the Marks and Mathews Fear Questionnaire (1979) has gained widespread use, little information on its psychometric characteristics has been reported. Thus, one purpose of this investigation was to provide normative information on this device. A second purpose was to examine differences in reported fears as a function of age and sex. Fear Questionnaires were administered to a large sample of high-school students, college students, and adults. Means and standard deviations on the Fear Questionnaire are reported for the various groups. Significant differences were found between groups, with college and high-school women reporting more fears than corresponding men, college and high-school women reporting more fears than adult women, and college men showing a trend toward more fears than other men.

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  1. Stress and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Mental Health, Geisinger Medical Center, 17822, Danville, Pennsylvania

    J. Scott Mizes

  2. North Dakota State University, 58102, Fargo, North Dakota

    Jackie Crawford

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Mizes, J.S., Crawford, J. Normative values on the marks and mathews fear questionnaire: A comparison as a function of age and sex. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 8, 253–262 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00959836

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