Potential markers of aggressive behavior: the fear of other persons' laughter and its overlaps with mental disorders.

<h4>Background</h4>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...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth M Weiss, Günter Schulter, H Harald Freudenthaler, Ellen Hofer, Natascha Pichler, Ilona Papousek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22675438/?tool=EBI