Cultural Differences in How People Deal with Ridicule and Laughter: Differential Item Functioning between the Taiwanese Chinese and Canadian English Versions of the PhoPhiKat-45

Cultural Differences in How People Deal with Ridicule and Laughter: Differential Item Functioning between the Taiwanese Chinese and Canadian English Versions of the PhoPhiKat-45

The PhoPhiKat-45 measures three dispositions toward ridicule and laughter, including gelotophobia (i.e., the fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (i.e., the joy of being laughed at), and katagelasticism (i.e., the joy of laughing at others). Despite numerous cultural adaptations, there is a pauci...

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Main Authors: Chloe Lau, Taylor Swindall, Francesca Chiesi, Lena C. Quilty, Hsueh-Chih Chen, Yu-Chen Chan, Willibald Ruch, René Proyer, Francesco Bruno, Donald H. Saklofske, Jorge Torres-Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Subjects:
laughter
ridicule
humour
cross-cultural differences
differential item functioning
gelotophobia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/2/19

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