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

• Main Authors: Chloe Lau (Author), Taylor Swindall (Author), Francesca Chiesi (Author), Lena C. Quilty (Author), Hsueh-Chih Chen (Author), Yu-Chen Chan (Author), Willibald Ruch (Author), René Proyer (Author), Francesco Bruno (Author), Donald H. Saklofske (Author), Jorge Torres-Marín (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...