Children's self-speech and self-regulation during a fear-provoking behavioral test

In this study a combined method of a behavioral test and a behavioral interview was used to assess children's spontaneous use of self-speech and self-regulation in a fear-provoking situation. Forty-four children, aged 8–12 yr, performed a series of more or less fear-provoking tasks in the swimming pool. The children were divided into high-, moderate- and low-anxious groups, based on their performance. Results showed that the report of...