Assessing Dispositions Toward Ridicule and Laughter in the Workplace: Adapting and Validating the PhoPhiKat-9 Questionnaire

Assessing Dispositions Toward Ridicule and Laughter in the Workplace: Adapting and Validating the PhoPhiKat-9 Questionnaire

The current paper addresses the measurement of three dispositions toward ridicule and laughter; i.e., gelotophobia (the fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (the joy of being laughed at), and katagelasticism (the joy of laughing at others). These traits explain inter-individual differences in res...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Hofmann, Willibald Ruch, René T. Proyer, Tracey Platt, Fabian Gander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
assessment
bullying
gelotophobia
humor
laughter
work satisfaction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00714/full

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