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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): A multi-national study involving 73 countries
Humor, Volume 22, No. 1-2, Year 2009
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Description
The current study examines whether the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) can be assessed reliably and validly by means of a self-report instrument in different countries of the world. All items of the GELOPH (Ruch and Titze 1998; Ruch and Proyer 2008b) were translated to the local language of the collaborator (42 languages in total). In total, 22,610 participants in 93 samples from 73 countries completed the GELOPH. Across all samples the reliability of the 15-item questionnaire was high (mean alpha of .85) and in all samples the scales appeared to be unidimensional. The endorsement rates for the items ranged from 1.31% through 80.00% to a single item. Variations in the mean scores of the items were more strongly related to the culture in a country and not to the language in which the data were collected. This was also supported by a multidimensional scaling analysis with standardized mean scores of the items from the GELOPH〈15〉. This analysis identified two dimensions that further helped explaining the data (i.e., insecure vs. intense avoidant-restrictive and low vs. high suspicious tendencies towards the laughter of others). Furthermore, multiple samples derived from one country tended to be (with a few exceptions) highly similar. The study shows that gelotophobia can be assessed reliably by means of a self-report instrument in cross-cultural research. This study enables further studies of the fear of being laughed at with regard to differences in the prevalence and putative causes of gelotophobia in comparisons to different cultures. © 2009 by Walter de Gruyter.
Authors & Co-Authors
Proyer, René T.
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Ruch, Willibald F.
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Ali, Numan S.
Iraq, Baghdad
University of Baghdad
Al-Olimat, Hmoud S.
Jordan, Amman
The University of Jordan
Amemiya, Toshihiko
Japan, Suita
Kansai University
Adal, Tamirie Andualem
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Ansari, Sadia Aziz
Pakistan, Karachi
Institute of Business Management
Arhar, Pela
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerza V Ljubljani
Asem, Gigi
Bangladesh, Dhaka
North South University
Baudin, Nicolas
France, Nanterre
Université Paris Nanterre
Bawab, Souha
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Bergen, Doris
United States, Oxford
Miami University
Brdar, Ingrid
Croatia, Rijeka
University of Rijeka
Brites, Rute
Portugal, Caldas da Rainha
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Brunner-Sciarra, Marina
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Carrell, Amy
United States, Edmond
University of Central Oklahoma
Dios, Hugo Carretero
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Celik, Mehmet
Turkey, Ankara
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Ceschi, Grazia
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève
Chang, Kay
Macao, Taipa
University of Macau
Guo-Hai, Chen
China, Guangzhou
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Cheryomukhin, Alexander
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Psychologists Association
Chik, Maria P.Y.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Chlopicki, Wladyslaw
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Cranney, Jacquelyn
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Dahourou, Donatien
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Doosje, Sibe
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Dore, Margherita
United Kingdom, Lancaster
Lancaster University
El-Arousy, Nahwat Amin
Egypt, Helwan
Helwan University
Ficková, Emília
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Führ, Martin
Denmark, Aalborg
Aalborg University
Gallivan, Joanne
Canada, Sydney
Cape Breton University
Geling, Han
China, Shanghai
Shanghai University
Germikova, Lydia
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Association of Psychology
Giedraityte, Marija
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Goh, Abe
Japan, Oita
Oita University
González, Rebeca Díaz
Puerto Rico, Humacao
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao
Ho, Sai Kin
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hřebíĉková, Martina
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Jaime, Belen
Unknown Affiliation
Kaare, Birgit Hertzberg
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Kamble, Shanmukh Vasant
India, Dharwad
Karnatak University Dharwad
Kazarian, Shahe
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Kerkkänen, Paavo
Finland, Kuopio
Itä-suomen Yliopisto
Klementová, Mirka
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Kobozeva, Irina M.
Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Kovjanic, Snjezana
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Kumaraswamy, Narasappa
Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Lampert, Martin
United States, Oakland
Holy Names University
Liao, Chao Chih
Taiwan, Chiayi
National Chiayi University
Levesque, Manon
Gabon, Libreville
Universite Omar Bongo
Loizou, Eleni
Cyprus, Nicosia
University of Cyprus
Diaz-Loving, Rolando
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Lyttle, Jim
United States, Malvern
Penn State Great Valley
MacHline, Vera C.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
McGoldrick, Sean
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
McRorie, Margaret
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Min, Liu
China
National Education Examinations Authority
Mõttus, René
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Munyae, Margaret
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Navia, Carmen Elvira
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Nkhalamba, Mathero
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Pedrini, Pier Paolo
Switzerland, Lugano
Università Della Svizzera Italiana
Petkova, Mirsolava
Bulgaria, Stara Zagora
Trakia University
Platt, Tracey
United Kingdom, Hull
University of Hull
Popa, Diana Elena
Romania, Galati
Universitatea Dunarea de Jos Din Galati
Radomska, Anna
Poland, Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Rashid, Tabassum
India, Aligarh
Aligarh Muslim University
Rawlings, David
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Rubio, Victor J.
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Samson, Andrea C.
Switzerland, Fribourg
University of Fribourg
Sarid, Orly
Israel, Beer-sheva
Ben-gurion University of the Negev
Shams, Soraya
Iran
Roudehen University
Sisokohm, Sek
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Royal University of Phnom Penh
Smári, Jakob
Iceland, Reykjavik
Haskoli Islands
Sneddon, Ian
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Snikhovska, Irena
Ukraine, Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University
Stephanenko, Ekaterina A.
United States, Oakland
Holy Names University
Stokenberga, Ieva
Latvia, Riga
Latvijas Universitāte
Stuer, Hugo
Unknown Affiliation
Tanoto, Yohana Sherly Rosalina
Indonesia, Surabaya
Universitas Airlangga
Tapia, Luis
Chile, Concepcion
Universidad Del Desarrollo
Taylor, Julia
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Thibault, Pascal
Canada, Montreal
Université du Québec à Montréal
Thompson, Ava
Bahamas, Nassau
University of the Bahamas
Thörn, Hanna
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Toyota, Hiroshi
Japan, Nara
Nara University of Education
Ujlaky, Judit
Hungary, Szombathely
Dániel Berzsenyi University
Vanno, Vitanya
Thailand, Bangkok
Srinakharinwirot University
Wang, Jun
China, Guangzhou
Guangdong University of Technology
Van Der Westhuizen, Betsie
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Wijayathilake, Deepani
Sri Lanka, Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
Wong, Peter S.O.
Malaysia, Terengganu,
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Wycoff, Edgar B.
United States, Orlando
University of Central Florida
Yeun, Eun Ja
South Korea, Seoul
Konkuk University
Statistics
Citations: 95
Authors: 95
Affiliations: 84
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1515/HUMR.2009.012
ISSN:
09331719
e-ISSN:
16133722
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study