Fear of clowns: An investigation into the aetiology of coulrophobia

IntroductionFear of clowns or coulrophobia is a little understood phenomenon despite studies indicating that it has a high prevalence in the general population. There have been no previous investigations into the aetiology of this fear, although several plausible hypotheses from the wider literature...

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Main Authors: Philip John Tyson, Shakiela K. Davies, Sophie Scorey, William James Greville
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1109466/full