Investigating the humor of gelotophobes: Does feeling ridiculous equal being humorless?

Humor

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 111-143

  Ruch, Willibald ^a   Beermann, Ursula ^a   Proyer, René T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gelotophobia; Humor; Humor appreciation; Humor styles; Sense of humor; Wit

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749113879     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.006     Document Type: Article

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