Measuring fear evoked by the scariest animal: Czech versions of the Spider Questionnaire and Spider Phobia Beliefs Questionnaire

Measuring fear evoked by the scariest animal: Czech versions of the Spider Questionnaire and Spider Phobia Beliefs Questionnaire

Abstract Background Although tiny in size and mostly harmless, spiders evoke exceptional fear in a significant part of the population and arachnophobia is one of the most common anxiety disorders with prevalence 2.7–6.1%. Two standard measures have been widely used to reliably assess the emotional a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jakub Polák, Kristýna Sedláčková, Markéta Janovcová, Šárka Peléšková, Jaroslav Flegr, Barbora Vobrubová, Daniel Frynta, Eva Landová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Animal phobia
Arachnophobia
Disease avoidance
DS-R
Fear of spiders
Psychometric analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03672-7

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03672-7

Similar Items