Self-conscious emotions and ridicule: Shameful gelotophobes and guilt free katagelasticists

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-58

  Proyer, René T ^a   Platt, Tracey ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gelotophilia; Gelotophobia; Guilt; Humor; Katagelasticism; Laughter; Pride; Shame; TOSCA 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952009416     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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