A Psycho-linguistic Study on Adult Playfulness: Its Hierarchical Structure and Theoretical Considerations

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 141-149

  Proyer, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adult playfulness; Corpus analysis; Hierarchical factor structure; Humor; Playfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865437922     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-012-9141-7     Document Type: Article

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