General Information

The Fears and Worries Student Questionnaire is used to measure students' fears and worries such as sexual abuse, dying, relationships, getting good grades, and other factors. This is a 40 item questionnaire that is administered by school counselors and takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Fears and Worries Student Questionnaire
Author(s):	Tom Carr & John J. Schmidt
Date of Publication:	1994
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	10 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Victimization
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 12 through 14 years old Grade Level: Eighth Grade
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	No scales
Number of Items:	40
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	Not reported by author(s).
Population:	Not reported by author(s).
Culture/ethnicity:	Not reported by author(s).
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Full Scales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	Not assessed

Validity: 

Criterion validity data has not been presented or published in study.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	No
If yes, by whom:	N/A

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Carr, T., & Schmidt, J. J. (1994). Who's afraid of the…? A survey of eighth graders' concerns. School Counselor, 42 (1), 66-72. (A copy of the instrument is included in the article.)

Contact

Name:	John J. Schmidt
Organization:	East Carolina University, School of Education
Address:	Counselor and Adult Education Department East 5th Street
City:	Greenville
State:	NC
Zip:	27858
Phone:	(252) 413-6356
Fax:	(252) 744-2850
E-mail:	schmidtj@ecu.edu
Website:	http://www.ecu.edu

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007