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Can people really “laugh at themselves?”—experimental and correlational evidence

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2011
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Beermann, U., & Ruch, W. (2011). Can people really “laugh at themselves?”—experimental and correlational evidence. Emotion, 11, 492–501. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023444

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Laughing at oneself is considered a core component of the sense of humor in the theories of several authors. In McGhee’s (1996) eight-step-training program of the sense of humor, laughing at oneself constitutes one of the most difficult levels. However, until now, only little empirical evidence on laughing at oneself exists. Using a multimethod approach, in the current study, 70 psychology students and a total of 126 peers filled in the Sense of Humor Scale (SHS, McGhee, 1996), containing as a subscale “Laughing at oneself”. In additi

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  • Beermann, Ursula
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  • Ruch, Willibald
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11

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3

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492

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501

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Journal Article

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laughing at oneself, distorted portraits, Duchenne display, sense of humor, cheerfulness

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English

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2011

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2011-06-17

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1528-3542

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Beermann, U., & Ruch, W. (2011). Can people really “laugh at themselves?”—experimental and correlational evidence. Emotion, 11, 492–501. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023444

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