Intelligence and gelotophobia: The relations of self-estimated and Psychometrically measured intelligence to the fear of being laughed at

Humor

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 165-181

  Proyer, René T ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gelotophobia; Humor; Intelligence; Laughter; Self estimated intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749106164     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.008     Document Type: Article

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