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Psychological Science and Education
2016. Vol. 21, no. 4, 61–74
doi:10.17759/pse.2016210406
ISSN: 1814-2052 / 2311-7273 (online)

Russian Adaptation of the PhoPhiKat Questionnaire of Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia and Katagelasticism in Adolescents

 
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Abstract

The article describes results of Russian adaptation of the PhoPhiKat, a questionnaire to measure gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism, on 392 Russian adolescents. The results confirm three-factor structure of the questionnaire and demonstrate reliability and construct validity of the scales.Most of the items have loadings to the intended factors, but a number of items have worse psychometrical properties. Therefore, the reduced version of the method, Phophikat<30>, adapted earlier on adults, is recommended for practical usage. The article also presents the analysis of gelotophobia, gelotophilia and katagelasticism expression, their correlations with age, sex and humour styles in adolescents from Russia, compared to Denmark and Switzerland, and Russian adults.

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Keywords: humor, laughter, ridicule, the fear of being laughed at, gelotophobia, gelotophilia, katagelasticism, humor styles, bullying, adolescents

Journal rubric: Psychological Diagnostics

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/pse.2016210406

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For citation: Stefanenko, E.A., Ivanova, E.M., Enikolopov, S.N. (2016). Russian Adaptation of the PhoPhiKat Questionnaire of Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia and Katagelasticism in Adolescents. Psychological Science and Education, 21(4), 61–74. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/pse.2016210406

© Stefanenko E.A., Ivanova E.M., Enikolopov S.N., 2016

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Information About the Authors

Ekaterina A. Stefanenko, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Senior Research Fellow, Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3495-7666, e-mail: matja@yandex.ua

Elena M. Ivanova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Senior Researcher, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Mental Health Research Center, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3616-9444, e-mail: ivalenka13@gmail.com

Sergey N. Enikolopov, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Docent, Head of Department of Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Research Center, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0615-6703, e-mail: enikolopov@mail.ru

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