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Exploring the Nature of Fear: What Do People Fear the Most and Possible Correlation with the Spiral Dynamics

All of us, in one way or another, have fears in our lives. Of course, everyone has fears, but this does not change the essence because their nature is always the same. But still, what do people fear most of all? What is the spirit of fear, and can we fight it?

To answer these questions thoroughly and exhaustively, we would have to write more than one three-volume book because this topic is deep and vast. But we will make a small attempt to clarify these things, in small. And we should start with the definition of fear as such.

What is fear?

Fear is an internal human state caused by a perceived or actual threatened calamity. Psychology views fear as an emotional process with a negative connotation.

According to the American psychologist Carroll Ellis Izard's theory of differential emotions, fear belongs to the basic emotions; in other words, it is innate - its physiological component, facial expressions, and specific subjective experiences have a genetic basis.

Fear drives a person to avoid danger, adjust his behavior in a certain way, and perform various actions that he believes can protect him.

Everyone has their fears: from the banal fear of insects or mice to the fear of poverty and death. There are even phobias - persistent, irrational fears of something. In short, as many people as there are fears. But some fears are common to many people; people fear the same things. Below we have listed the most "popular" fears that concern people all over the world:

trypophobia - fear or disgust of closely packed holes,
acrophobia - fear of heights,
agoraphobia - fear of open spaces,
apeirophobia - fear of eternity,
arachnophobia - fear of spiders,
claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces,
emetophobia - fear of vomiting or seeing others being sick,
megalophobia - fear of large objects or things,
thalassophobia - fear of large and deep bodies of water (sea, oceans, pools, or lakes),

see the full list of fears below after the charts.

According to the Spiral Dynamics theory, a person goes through different stages in his development (spiral turns, colors). As the external conditions of life change, so do fears. Is there a connection between a person's fears and their stages of development (spiral turns, colors)? How random or stable is this connection? Mathematics in psychology answers these questions used by Dr. Clare W. Graves, who developed Spiral Dynamics.

As Ben Yoskovitz, co-author of Lean Analytics, wrote:

“Finding a correlation between two metrics is a good thing. Correlations can help you predict what will happen. But finding the cause of something means you can change it. Usually, causations aren’t simple one-to-one relationships–there are lots of factors at play, but even a degree of causality is valuable.

You prove causality by finding a correlation, then running experiments where you control the other variables and measure the difference. It’s hard to do, but causality is really an analytics superpower–it gives you the power to hack the future.”

Below you can read an abridged version of the results of our VUCA poll “Fears“. The full results of our VUCA poll “Fears“ are available for free in the FAQ section after login or registration.

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Корреляция коэффициенты тәнкыйтьли кыйммәтле

Нормаль тарату, Уильям Меали Госсет (студент) r = 0.0315

Спирман белән гадәти булмаган тарату r = 0.0013

Нәтиҗәне генә күрсәтегез > r = 0.0315

Тарату	Нормаль булмаган	Нормаль булмаган	Нормаль булмаган	Нормаль	Нормаль	Нормаль	Нормаль	Нормаль
Барлык сораулар Барлык сораулар Минем иң зур куркуым
Минем иң зур куркуым
Answer 1	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0519	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0249	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0201	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0938	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0393	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0148	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1536
Answer 2	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0160	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0089	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0381	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0645	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0505	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0138	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0948
Answer 3	-	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0036	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0099	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0465	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0421	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0504	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0770	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0232
Answer 4	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0441	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0306	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0266	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0174	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0382	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0265	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1041
Answer 5	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0220	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.1235	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0108	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0747	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0006	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0155	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1747
Answer 6	-	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0019	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0038	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0625	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0102	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0264	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0858	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0359
Answer 7	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0103	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0310	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0672	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0302	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0540	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0709	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0528
Answer 8	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0651	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0685	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0275	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0124	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0401	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0177	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1337
Answer 9	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0752	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.1592	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0059	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0602	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0071	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0483	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1823
Answer 10	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0747	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0607	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0134	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0271	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0335	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0111	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1346
Answer 11	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0632	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0502	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0089	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0089	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0283	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0252	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1282
Answer 12	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0426	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0888	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0328	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0321	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0353	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0263	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1530
Answer 13	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0700	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0916	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0386	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0291	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0440	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0155	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1638
Answer 14	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0811	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0861	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0041	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0124	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0081	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0148	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1207
Answer 15	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0548	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.1223	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0347	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0118	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0133	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0266	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.1157
Answer 16	-	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0702	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0202	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0390	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0397	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0747	Зәгыйфь уңай 0.0185	Зәгыйфь тискәре -0.0767

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The correlation analysis revealed intriguing patterns that can be utilized in practice across various domains. Here's how you can leverage this valuable information.

Understanding Cultural Variations: By examining the correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors across different countries and languages, we gain deeper insights into cultural variations in how fears manifest and are influenced by different value systems. This understanding can be invaluable for individuals and organizations operating in multicultural settings, helping them navigate diverse perspectives and tailor strategies accordingly.

Personal and Professional Development: Recognizing the correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors can give individuals powerful self-awareness and personal growth opportunities. By understanding how their fears align with specific color values, individuals can gain insights into their own value systems and areas for personal development. This awareness can also enhance interpersonal dynamics and collaboration within teams.

Leadership and Team Management: The correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors can have practical implications for leadership and team management. Leaders can leverage this knowledge to identify potential sources of fear within their teams and implement targeted strategies to address them. Leaders can enhance trust, teamwork, and overall team performance by fostering an environment that acknowledges and supports individuals' fears based on their value systems.

Cross-Cultural Collaboration: The correlation findings provide a unique opportunity for cross-cultural collaboration. Professionals from different countries and languages can use this knowledge to bridge cultural gaps, empathize with others' fears, and build meaningful connections based on a deeper understanding of diverse value systems. It can catalyze more inclusive and effective collaboration.

Psychological and Societal Insights: The correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors over time and across countries and languages offers valuable insights into psychological and societal dynamics. It can contribute to our understanding of how fears evolve, adapt, and shape individuals and communities. This knowledge can inform research, policy-making, and interventions to address societal challenges and promote well-being.

The intersection of fears and Spiral Dynamics colors opens up many possibilities for personal growth, leadership effectiveness, cross-cultural understanding, and societal impact. Let's leverage these findings to foster a more empathetic, inclusive, and supportive world.

I invite you to dive into the full research report, engage in meaningful discussions, and explore how these insights can be applied in your personal and professional endeavors. Together, we can make a difference!

The list of fears continued:

aerophobia - fear of flying (in an airplane),
aichmophobia - fear of sharp objects,
ailurophobia - fear of cats,
aquaphobia - fear of water,
anatidaephobia - fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you,
androphobia - fear of men,
anthropophobia - fear of people, crowds,
astraphobia - fear of thunder and lightning,
atelophobia - fear of imperfection,
athazagoraphobia - fear of forgetting someone or something, as well as a fear of being forgotten,
atychiphobia - fear of failure,
autophobia or monophobia - fear of being alone,
cherophobia - fear of happiness, a person has an irrational aversion to being happy,
coulrophobia - fear when you see clowns or clown images,
cynophobia - fear of dogs,
dentophobia - fear of dentistry,
dermatophobia - fear of getting a skin disease,
erythrophobia - fear of blushing,
entomophobia - fear of insects,
gamophobia - fear of commitment or marriage,
glenophobia - fear of looking at dolls or special situations,
glossophobia - fear of public speaking,
gynophobia - fear of women,
hemophobia - fear of seeing blood or getting tests or shots where blood may be involved,
haphephobia - fear of being touched,
hypsophobia - fear of heights,
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - the fear of long words,
homicidophobia - fear of committing murder,
herpetophobia - fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and snakes,
maniophobia - fear of madness,
mephobia - fear of becoming so awesome that the human race can't handle it and everybody dies,
misophobia - fear of hatred,
mysophobia - fear of contamination and germs,
nosophobia - fear of injury, incurable disease, infection,
nomophobia (NO MObile PHone PhoBIA) - fear of being without a mobile device, or beyond mobile phone contact,
nyctophobia - fear of the dark,
ophidiophobia - fear of snakes,
ombrophobia - fear of rain, from intense weather to a drizzle,
pediophobia - fear of children, dolls, or inanimate objects that look real,
philophobia - fear of falling in love,
phobophobia - fear of being afraid,
phonophobia - fear of sound,
pantophobia - all-encompassing compulsive fear,
pistanthrophobia - fear of trusting people or getting hurt by someone in a romantic relationship,
sitophobia - fear of eating,
scoptophobia - fear of scrutiny that can interfere with your daily activities in many ways,
scopophobia - fear of being seen in public or stared at by others,
social phobia - fear in social settings, fear of situations in which you may be judged negatively,
somniphobia - fear of sleep,
suicidophobia - fear of committing suicide,
taphophobia - fear of being buried alive,
thanatophobia - fear of sudden death,
tokophobia - fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth,
trichophobia - fear of seeing or touching hair,
trypanophobia - fear of needles,
venustraphobia - fear of beautiful women,
xenophobia - fear of the unknown; in modern usage, the word has evolved to mean the fear of strangers or foreigners — but its original meaning is much broader.

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