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Why We Fear Clowns
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Cx3w-nSwS5k
More than half of people of all ages admit to a fear of clowns or so-called coulrophobia. A survey of 987 participants by South Wales psychologists reveals that 53.5% of us have some fear of clowns, Compare this with other phobias where 3.8% have a fear of animals, 3% have a fear of needles, 2.8% have a fear of heights, 2.3% fear weather, 2.2% fear closed spaces and 1.3% fear flying.
Those admitting coulrophobia were questioned further to discover the reasons for their fears. The most common reasons included:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1109466/full
#clowns #fear #coulrophobia
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AMVidcast: https://youtu.be/Cx3w-nSwS5k
More than half of people of all ages admit to a fear of clowns or so-called coulrophobia. A survey of 987 participants by South Wales psychologists reveals that 53.5% of us have some fear of clowns, Compare this with other phobias where 3.8% have a fear of animals, 3% have a fear of needles, 2.8% have a fear of heights, 2.3% fear weather, 2.2% fear closed spaces and 1.3% fear flying.
Those admitting coulrophobia were questioned further to discover the reasons for their fears. The most common reasons included:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1109466/full
#clowns #fear #coulrophobia