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Publication details [#51295]

Ruch, Willibald and René T. Proyer. 2009. Intelligence and gelotophobia: The relations of self-estimated and Psychometrically measured intelligence to the fear of being laughed at. Humor 22 (1-2) : 165–181.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter

Annotation

This study reveals a general pattern of low gelotophobe self-estimation of intellectual abilities, although gelotophobia and intelligence appear to exist independently from each other, and discusses how these findings can contribute to gelotophobia treatment.