Although specific phobia is one of the most common anxiety disorders in adults, little is known about the specific risk factors that contribute to its development. The study's overarching purpose was to examine the risk variables linked with worrying about Specific Phobias (SP) in a representative sample of community-dwelling people. The Australian National Mental Health Survey provided the sample of 8461 people. A total of 188 people (2.22%) expressed concern regarding SPs. Female sex Odds Ratio (OR) and a concomitant diagnosis of lifetime major depressive disorder were the characteristics most significantly related with worrying about SPs, according to multivariate logistic regression analysis. Having had traumatic encounters with significant individuals, a variety of chronic conditions and a concomitant diagnosis of drug use were also present.
