Who is gelotophobic? Assessment criteria for the fear of being laughed at

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-27

  Ruch, Willibald ^a   Proyer, René T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Fear; Gelotophobia; Laughter; Phobia; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749113827     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.67.1.19     Document Type: Article

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