Gelotophobia in Israel: On the assessment of the fear of being laughed at

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-18

  Sarid, Orly ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^b   Proyer, René T ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 79954527716     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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