Testing the relations of gelotophobia with humour as a coping strategy, self-ascribed loneliness, reflectivity, attractiveness, self-acceptance, and life expectations

Gelotophobia (the fear of being laughed at) was studied in a sample of N = 1,322 Danish adolescents aged 11 to 16. When using a measure of coping humour in three different respects (using humour (1) to overcome uncertainty and stress, (2) in relation to aggression and sexuality, and (3) to get chee...

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Main Authors: Martin Führ, Tracey Platt, René T. Proyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2015-08-01
Series:The European Journal of Humour Research
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Online Access:https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/87