Coulrophobia brings on feelings of fear when you see clowns or clown images. It’s a specific phobic disorder that causes anxiety, a racing heart, nausea and profuse sweating. Most people can avoid clowns. Some need exposure therapy, a type of psychotherapy, to help manage their reactions to clowns and clown images. What is coulrophobia?

Coulrophobia is no laughing matter. This irrational fear of clowns can cause panic and nausea. Although it’s a rare phobia, many people find clowns creepy if not downright scary. Why? The answer lies partly in the prevalence of evil clowns in popular culture—think Pennywise in Stephen King’s It (1986). However, according to researchers ...

2023年3月6日 · Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is a widely acknowledged phenomenon. Studies indicate this fear is present among both adults and children in many different cultures. Yet...

2023年3月7日 · You are not alone. Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is a widely acknowledged phenomenon. Studies indicate this fear is present among both adults and children in many different cultures. Yet...

2024年6月24日 · Coulrophobia, more simply known as a fear of clowns, is a specific phobic disorder that causes distress surrounding the presence of clowns. While many people link this phobia to...

2019年10月31日 · It's been a rough few years for people who have a fear of clowns. Here's why people are afraid of them, according to psychologists. And why the creepy clown trend continues to endure

The Origin of Fear of Clowns Questionnaire (OFCQ) was designed to investigate the potential causative factors behind clown fear in participants who expressed such a fear. The research team collaborated to create the items to be included in the scale, based on the aetiological themes identified in the literature review above.

2019年9月20日 · A fear of clowns, called coulrophobia (pronounced “coal-ruh-fow-bee-uh”), can be a debilitating fear. A phobia is and intense fear of a certain object or scenario that impacts...

2012年10月30日 · Researchers surveyed over 250 children, aged four to 16, and found clowns to be "universally disliked" by all ages. Said Penny Curtis, "Some found the clown images to be quite frightening and...

2017年10月18日 · Having a clinical phobia of clowns is rare, but it does exist. For most people, a fear of clowns is probably a combination of human psychology, mixed signals and pop culture. If you or someone you know experiences extreme fear and panic of something that is ultimately harmless, you may have a phobia.