| Title |
Potential Markers of Aggressive Behavior: The Fear of Other Persons' Laughter and Its Overlaps with Mental Disorders
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0038088 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elisabeth M. Weiss, Günter Schulter, H. Harald Freudenthaler, Ellen Hofer, Natascha Pichler, Ilona Papousek |
| Abstract |
Anecdotal evidence suggested that some outbreaks of aggression and violence may be related to a fear of being laughed at and ridiculed. The present study examined the potential association of the fear of other persons' laughter (gelotophobia) with emotion-related deficits predisposing for aggression, anger and aggression proneness, and its overlaps with relevant mental disorders. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 44% |
| Egypt | 2 | 22% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 18% |
| Researcher | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 14 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | 54% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 16 | 28% |