01329nas a2200157   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002700043700002100070700002600091245010300117856006200220300001200282520086300294022001401157                                       d1 aManuel Hijano del Río1 aCarmen González1 aFernando Ruiz-Morales00aLa enseñanza del miedo en la infancia: el Hombre del Saco, el Sacamantecas y otros "asustachicos"  uhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extart?codigo=3712051  a175-1943 aThe article shows the results of an investigation centered on the figure of �asustachicos�. Community use characters or places, real or imagined, to intimidate, frighten, create fear, panic or just cause measure, obedience, servility, its members, in a very particular children. This work uses various methodological tools such as a questionnaire and semistructured interviews.We get a list of widely used to �asustachicos�. We analyze when and why the community uses �asustachicos�. We studied the age, among others. We note that the �asustachicos� yet mentioned is an issue and even mention them young. The �asustachicos� as teach as fear of children. It is not just a coercive means to teach them to behave in front of daily routines such as feeding or napping, but a way of instilling obedience through panic or terror of the unknown.  a1575-7072