Fear of violence and coping in the Mexican child population

Miedo a la violencia y afrontamiento en población infantil mexicana: diferencias y correlaciones

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Veronica Reyes Perez
Raul José Alcazar-Olán, Dr.
Rogelio Flores Morales
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Fear is a normal reaction to a threat, but when it comes to violence in a country like Mexico, whose indicators are growing alarmingly, it is necessary to know how intense this emotion is in Mexican children, as well as to identify what actions they perform to deal with it. Objectives: to identify the intensity of fear of violence in Mexican girls and boys, as well as the coping strategies they use to face it. Results: Losing someone from my family, being kidnapped, and kidnapping someone from my family were the most intense fears reported by the participants. Fear of social violence obtained the highest correlations with the other factors. First, with Fear of domestic violence, second, with Fear of death and finally with Fear of the unknown. Regarding coping strategies, Emotional relief (crying, shouting, etc.) were generally those with the highest scores, followed by Evasive ones (running, closing your eyes, avoiding passing by, etc.) and by do nothing.


Key words: fear, violence, boys, girls, coping strategies.


 

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Raul José Alcazar-Olán, Dr., Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla

Doctor en Psicología

Profesor-Investigador de tiempo completo en la Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla

Pertene al Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel 1

Rogelio Flores Morales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Profesor de tiempo completo de la Universidad Nacional Autónma de México

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