Eine Auswahl aus den vergangenen Jahren

In press
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2005-2006
2002-2004

In press

• Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (in press). Being laughed at and laughing at others in Taiwan and Switzerland: A cross-cultural perspective. In J. R. M. Davis, & J. V. Chey (Eds.), Modern and contemporary approaches to humour in China (Vol 2. of Humour in Chinese life and letters). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
• Führ, M., Platt, T., & Proyer, R. T. (in press). Testing the relations of gelotophobia with humor as a coping strategy and self-ascribed loneliness, reflectivity, attractiveness, self-acceptance, and life expectations. European Journal of Humour Research.
• Gander, F., Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Wyss, T. (in press). Strength-based positive interventions: Further evidence on their potential for enhancing well-being and alleviating depression. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9380-0
• Güsewell, A., & Ruch, W. (in press). Are musicians particularly sensitive to beauty and goodness? Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.
• Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (in press). The application of signature character strengths and positive experiences at work. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9364-0
• Hofmann, J. & Ruch, W. (in press). Cheerfulness, Seriousness, and Humor. In S. Attardo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of humor studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Niewiadomski, R., Hofmann, J., Urbain, J., Platt, T., Wagner, J., Piot, B., Cakmak, H., Pammi, S., Baur, T., Dupont, S., Geist, M., Lingenfelser, F., McKeown, G., Pietquin, O., & Ruch, W. (in press). Laugh-aware virtual agent and its impact on user amusement. In T. Ito, C. Jonker, M. Gini, & O. Shehory (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2013). May, 6-10, 2013, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
• Platt, T., & Forabosco G. (in press). Gelotophobia: The fear of being laughed at. In P. Gremigni (Ed.), Humor and health promotion. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
• Platt, T., Hofmann, J., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (in press). Duchenne display responses towards sixteen enjoyable emotions: Individual differences between no and fear of being laughed at. Motivation and Emotion. doi:10.1007/s11031-013-9342-9
• Platt. T. & Ruch, W. (in press). 3 WD Humor Test. In S. Attardo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of humor studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Proyer, R. T. (in press). Humor as a defense mechanism. In S. Attardo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of humor studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Proyer, R. T. (in press). Gelotophobia. In S. Attardo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of humor studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Proyer, R. T., Gander, F., Wellenzohn, S., & Ruch, W. (in press). The European Football Championship as a positive festivity: Changes in strengths of character before, during, and after the EURO 2008 in Switzerland. In H. Águeda Marujo & L. M. Neto (Eds.), Positive nations and communities (Vol. 6; Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology). Dordrecht, NL: Springer. 
• Proyer, R. T., Meier, L., Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (in press). Dealing with laughter and ridicule in adolescence: Relations with bullying and emotional responses. Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. doi:10.1007/s11218-013-9221-y
• Proyer, R. T., & Neukom, M. (in press). Ridicule and being laughed at in the family: Gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism in young children and their parents. International Journal of Psychology. doi:10.1080/00207594.2013.775448
• Proyer, R. T., & Rodden, F. A. (in press). Is the homo ludens cheerful and serious at the same time? An empirical study of Hugo Rahner’s notion of Ernstheiterkeit. Archive for the Psychology of Religion. doi:10.1163/15736121-12341262
• Proyer, R. T., Wellenzohn, S., & Ruch, W. (in press). Character and dealing with laughter: The relation of self- and peer-reported strengths of character with gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.
• Ruch, W., Hofmann, J., Platt, T., & Proyer, R. T. (in press). The state-of-the art in gelotophobia research: A review and some theoretical extensions. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research.
• Ruch, W. & Platt, T. (in press). Smiling and laughter: expressive patterns. In S. Attardo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of humor studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Ruch, W., Weber, M., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (in press). Character strengths in children and adolescents: reliability and initial validity of the German Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (German VIA-Youth). European Journal of Psychological Assessment. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000169
• Weber, M., Ruch, W., Littman-Ovadia, H., Lavy, S., & Gai, O. (in press). Relationships among higher-order strengths factors, subjective well-being, and general self-efficacy – The case of Israeli adolescent. Personality and Individual Differences. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.03.006

2013

• Buschor, C.*, Proyer, R. T.*, & Ruch, W.* (2013). Self- and peer-rated character strengths: How do they relate to satisfaction with life and orientations to happiness? The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 116-127. doi:10.1080/17439760.2012.758305 (*authors contributed equally and are listed alphabetically)
• Proyer, R. T. (2013). The well-being of playful adults: Adult playfulness, subjective well-being, physical well-being, and the pursuit of enjoyable activities. European Journal of Humour Research, 1, 84-98.
• Proyer, R. T., Gander, F., Wellenzohn, S., & Ruch, W. (2013). What good are character strengths beyond subjective well-being? The contribution of the good character on self-reported health-oriented behavior, physical fitness, and the subjective health status. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 222-232. doi:10.1080/17439760.2013.777767
• Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Buschor, C. (2013). Testing strengths-based interventions: A preliminary study on the effectiveness of a program targeting curiosity, gratitude, hope, humor, and zest for enhancing life satisfaction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14, 275-292. doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9331-9
• Ruch, W., Harzer, C., & Proyer, R. T. (2013). Beyond being timid, witty, and cynical: Big Five personality characteristics of gelotophobes, gelotophiles, and katagelasticists. The Israeli Journal of Humor Research: An International Journal, 2, 2-20.
• Ruch, W., Hofmann, J., & Platt, T. (2013). Investigating facial features of four types of laughter in historic illustrations. European Journal of Humour Research, 1, 99-118.
• Ruch, W., Hofmann, J., Platt, T., & Vuori, A. (2013). Die Stärken der Pfadi: Positives Erleben und positive Eigenschaften bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Jugendverbänden. Psychologie und Erziehung, 39, 22-31
• Ruch, W., & Wagner, L. (2013). Die Positive Psychologie bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Charakterstärken und das gute Leben. Psychologie und Erziehung, 39, 8-20.
• Urbain, J., Niewiadomski, R., Hofmann, J., Bantegnie, E., Baur, T., Berthouze, N., Cakmak, H., Cruz, R. T., Dupont, S., Geist, M., Griffin, H., Lingenfelser, F., Mancini, M., Miranda, M., McKeown, G., Pammi, S., Pietquin, O., Piot, B., Platt, T., Ruch, W., Sharma, A., Volpe, G., & Wagner, J. (2013). Laugh Machine. Proceedings eNTERFACE’12. The 8th International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, 2nd – 27th of July 2012 (pp. 13-34). Metz, France: Supélec.
• Weber, M., Ruch, W., & Huebner, E. S. (2013). Adaptation and initial validation of the German version of the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (German SLSS). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 29, 105-112. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000133

2012

• Delgado-Rico, E., Carretero-Dios, H., & Ruch, W. (2012). Content validity evidences in test development: An applied perspective. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 12, 449-460.
• Gander, F., Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Wyss, T. (2012). The good character at work: An initial study on the contribution of character strengths in identifying healthy and unhealthy work-related behavior and experience patterns. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 85, 895-904. doi:10.1007/s00420-012-0736-x
• Güsewell, A., & Ruch, W. (2012). Are only emotional strengths emotional? Character strengths and disposition to positive emotions. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 4, 218-239. doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01070.x
• Güsewell, A., & Ruch, W. (2012). Are there multiple channels through which we connect with beauty and excellence? The Journal of Positive Psychology, 7, 516-529. doi:10.1080/17439760.2012.726636
• Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012). When the job is a calling: The role of applying one’s signature strengths at work. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 7, 362-371. doi:10.1080/17439760.2012.702784
• Hofmann, J., & Ruch, W. (2012). Humor. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Hofmann, J., Ruch, W., & Platt, T. (2012). The en- and decoding of schadenfreude laughter. Sheer joy expressed by a Duchenne laugh or emotional blend with a distinct morphological expression? Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Laughter and other Non-Verbal Vocalisations in Speech (pp.8-10), Dublin, Ireland, 26-27 of October.
• Niewiadomski, R., Pammi, S., Sharma, A., Hofmann, J., Platt, T., Cruz, R.T., Qu, B. (2012). Visual laughter synthesis: Initial approaches. Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Laughter and other Non-Verbal Vocalisations in Speech (pp.10-12), Dublin, Ireland, 26-27 of October.
• Platt, T., Ruch, W., Hofmann, J., & Proyer, R. T. (2012). Extreme fear of being laughed at: Components of gelotophobia. The Israeli Journal of Humor Research: An International Journal, 1, 86-106.
• Proyer, R. T. (2012). A psycho-linguistic study on adult playfulness: Its hierarchical structure and theoretical considerations. Journal of Adult Development, 12, 141-149. doi:10.1007/s10804-012-9141-7
• Proyer, R. T. (2012). Development and initial assessment of a short measure for adult playfulness: The SMAP. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 989-994. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2012.07.018
• Proyer, R. T. (2012). Examining playfulness in adults: Testing its correlates with personality, positive psychological functioning, goal aspirations, and multi-methodically assessed ingenuity. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 54, 103-127.
• Proyer, R. T., Annen, H., Eggimann, N., Schneider, A., & Ruch, W. (2012). Assessing the "good life" in a military context: How does life -and work-satisfaction relate to orientations to happiness and career-success among Swiss professional officers? Social Indicators Research, 106, 577-590. doi:10.1007/s11205-011-9823-8
• Proyer, R. T., Estoppey, S., & Ruch, W. (2012). An initial study on how families deal with ridicule and being laughed at: Parenting styles and parent-child-relations with respect to gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism. Journal of Adult Development, 19, 228-237. doi:10.1007/s10804-012-9150-6
• Proyer, R. T., Flisch, R., Tschupp, S., Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (2012). How does psychopathy relate to humor and laughter? Dispositions towards ridicule and being laughed at, the sense of humor, and psychopathic personality traits. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 35, 263-268. doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.04.00
• Proyer, R. T., Neukom, M., Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (2012). Assessing gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism in children: An initial study on how six to nine-year-olds deal with laughter and ridicule and how this relates to bullying and victimization. Child Indicators Research, 5, 297-316. doi:10.1007/s12187-011-9127-1
• Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Chen, G.-H. (2012). Gelotophobia: Life satisfaction and happiness across cultures. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 25, 23-40. doi:10.1515/humor-2012-0002
• Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Rodden, F. A. (2012). First things first! Caveats in research on “Laughter Yoga”(Letter). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27, 873-874. doi:10.1002/gps.2793
• Proyer, R. T., Sidler, N., Weber, M., & Ruch, W. (2012). A multi-method approach to studying the relationship between character strengths and vocational interests in adolescents. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 12, 141-157. doi:10.1007/s10775-012-9223-x
• Ruch, W. (2012). Towards a New Structural Model of the Sense of Humor: Preliminary Findings (AAAI Technical Report FS-12-02). Retrieved from Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
• Ruch, W. & Harzer, C. (2012). Positive Psychologie. In K. Kaudelka & G. Kilger (Hrsg.), Das Glück bei der Arbeit: Über Flow-Zustände, Arbeitszufriedenheit und das Schaffen attraktiver Arbeitsplätze (S. 109-119). Bielefeld: transcript.
• Ruch, W., & Hofmann, J. (2012). A temperament approach to humor. In P. Gremigni (Ed.), Humor and health promotion (pp. 79-112). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
• Ivanova A., Stefanenko E., Enikolopov S., Proyer R., Ruch W. (2012). The fear of being laughed at in healthy people and psychiatric patients. Assessing gelotophobia in Russia. Bridging Eastern and Western Psychiatry, 8, 10-17.
• Ujlaky, J., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2012). The fear of being laughed at in Hungary: Assessing gelotophobia with the Hungarian version of the GELOPH<15>. In A. T. Litovkina, J. Sollosy, P. Medgyes, & W. Chlopicki (Eds.), Hungarian Humour (Humor and Culture Series: 3, pp. 271-283). Krakow, Poland: Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies.
• Weibel, Y. S., & Proyer, R. T. (2012). Wie gehen Erwachsene mit dem Lachen und Auslachen um? Zur erinnerten Rolle von Lehrern, Familie und Gleichaltrigen. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, 59, 81-92. doi:10.2378/peu2012.art09d
• Weber, M., & Ruch, W. (2012). The role of a good character in 12-year-old school children: Do character strengths matter in the classroom? Child Indicators Research, 5, 317-334. doi:10.1007/s12187-011-9128-0
• Weber, M., & Ruch, W. (2012). The role of character strengths in adolescent romantic relationships: An initial study on partner selection and mates’ life satisfaction. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 1537-1546. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.002

2011

• Beermann, U., & Ruch, W. (2011). Can people really “laugh at themselves”? - Experimental and correlational evidence. Emotion, 11, 492-501. doi:10.1037/a0023444
• Carretero-Dios, H., Eid, M., & Ruch, W. (2011). Analyzing multitrait-mulitmethod data with multilevel confirmatory factor analysis: An application to the validation of the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory. Journal of Research in Personality, 45, 153-164. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2010.12.007
• Chen, H. C., Chan, Y. C., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Evaluating the reliability and validity of a traditional Chinese version of the PhoPhiKat-45. Psychological Testing, 58, 119-145.
• Müller, L., & Ruch, W. (2011). Humor and strengths of character. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 6, 368-376. doi:10.1080/17439760.2011.592508
• Proyer, R. T. (2011). Being playful and smart? The relations of adult playfulness with psychometric and self-estimated intelligence and academic performance. Learning and Individual Differences, 21, 463-467. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2011.02.003
• Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2011). The virtuousness of adult playfulness: The relation of playfulness with strengths of character. Psychology of Well-Being: Theory, Research and Practice. doi:10.1186/2211-1522-1-4
• Proyer, R. T., Gander, W., Wyss, T., & Ruch, W. (2011). The relation of character strengths to past, present, and future life satisfaction among German-speaking women. Applied Psychology: Health and Well Being, 3 ,370-384. doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2011.01060.x
• Ruch, W. (2011). Humor und Charakter. In B. Wild (Hrsg.), Humor in Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Neurobiologie - Methoden - Praxis (S. 8-27). Stuttgart: Schattauer.
• Ruch, W. & Auerbach, S. (2011). Die vielen Gesichter des Humors. Eine psychologische Betrachtung. ide - Informationen zur Deutschdidaktik: Zeitschrift für den Deutschunterricht in Wissenschaft und Schule, 2, 18-27.
• Ruch, W. & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Positive Interventionen: Stärkenorientierte Ansätze. In R. Frank (Hrsg.), Therapieziel Wohlbefinden (2. Aufl., S. 83-92). Berlin: Springer.
• Ruch, W. & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Positive Psychologie: Grundlagen, Forschungsthemen und Anwendungen. Report Psychologie, 36, 60-70.
• Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Positive Psychologie: Zum Glück geboren? In A. Holenstein, R. Meyer Schweizer, P. Perrig-Chiello, P. Rusterholz, C. von Zimmermann, A. Wagner, & S. M. Zwahlen (Hrsg.), Glück (S. 97-118). Bern: Haupt. 
• Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., Esser, C., & Mitrache, O. (2011). Cheerfulness and everyday humorous conduct. In Romanian Academy: Yearbook of the 'George Baritiu' Institute of History in Cluj-Napoca (Ed.), Series Humanistica (pp. 67-87, Vol. IX). Bucharest, Romania: Romanian Academy Publishing House.
• Ruch, W., Rodden, F. A., & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Humor and other positive interventions in medical and therapeutic settings. In B. Kirkcaldy (Ed.), The Art and Science of Health Care: Psychology and Human Factors for Practitioners (pp. 277-294). Göttingen: Hogrefe Publishers.
• Samson, A. C., Huber, O., & Ruch, W. (2011). Teasing, ridiculing and the relation to the fear of being laughed at in individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41, 475-483. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1071-2
• Samson, A. C., Proyer, R. T., Ceschi, G., Pedrini, P. P., & Ruch, W. (2011). The fear of being laughed at in Switzerland: Are there regional differences and the role of positive psychology. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 70, 53-62. doi:10.1024/1421-0185/a000039
• Sarid, O., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2011). Gelotophobia in Israel: On the assessment of the fear of being laughed at. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 48, 12-18.
• Stefanenko, E. A., Ivanova, E.M., Enikopolov, S.N., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2011). Diagnosing the fear of being laughed at: Russian adaptation of the gelotophobia questionnaire [Диагностика страха выглядеть смешным: русскоязычная адаптация опросника гелотофобии]. Psychological Journal [Психологический журнал], 32, 94-108. (in Russian) 

2010

• Brand, S., Beck, J., Hatzinger, M., Harbaugh, A., Ruch, W., & Holsboer-Trachsler, E. (2010). Associations between satisfaction with life, burnout-related emotional and physical exhaustion, and sleep complaints. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 7, 744-754. doi:10.3109/15622971003624205
• Carretero-Dios, H., Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Rubio V. J. (2010). The Spanish version of the GELOPH<15>: Properties of a questionnaire for the assessment of the fear of being laughed at. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 10, 345-357.
• Carretero-Dios, H. & Ruch, W. (2010). Humor appreciation and sensation seeking: Invariance of findings across culture and assessment instrument? Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 23, 427-445. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2010.020
• Carretero-Dios, H., Ruch, W., Agudelo, D., Platt, T., & Proyer, R. T. (2010). Fear of being laughed at and social anxiety: A preliminary psychometric study. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 52, 108-124.
• Chen, G.-H., Liao, C.-c., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2010). Gelophobia in China: On the assessment of the fear of being laughed at. China Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 887-889. (in Chinese) 
• Chlopicki, W., Radomska, A., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2010). The assessment of the fear of being laughed at in Poland: Translation and first evaluation of the Polish GELOPH<15>. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 41, 172-181. doi:10.2478/v10059-010-0022-2 />
• Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (2010). Gelotophobia and age: Do disposition towards ridicule and being laughed at predict coping with age-related vulnerabilities? Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 52, 231-244.
• Platt, T., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2010). A lifetime of the fear of being laughed at: An aged perspective. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 43, 36-41. doi:10.1007/s00391-009-0083-z
• Proyer, R. T., Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (2010). Self-conscious emotions and ridicule: Shameful gelotophobes and guilt free katagelasticists. Personality and Individual Differences, 49, 54-58. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.007
• Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2010). Dispositions towards ridicule and being laughed at: Current research on gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism (Editorial). Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 52, 49-59.
• Proyer, R. T., & Ruch. W. (2010). Enjoying and fearing laughter: Personality characteristics of gelotophobes, gelotophiles, and katagelasticists. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 52, 148-160.
• Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Müller, L. (2010). Sense of humor among the elderly: Findings with the German version of the SHS. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 43, 19-24. doi:10.1007/s00391-009-0082-0
• Ruch, W. (2010). The double edge of humor. in L. Bormans (Ed.), The world book of happiness (pp. 227-231). Singapore: Page One Publishing Ltd.
• Ruch, W., Harzer, C. Proyer, R. T., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2010). Ways to happiness in German-speaking countries: The adaptation of the German version of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire in paper-pencil and internet samples. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 26, 224-231. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000030
• Ruch, W. & Hirsch, R. D. (2010). Humor und Heiterkeit im Alter: Ergebnisse aktueller Studien. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 43, 5-7. doi:10.1007/s00391-009-0093-x
• Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., Harzer, C, Park, N., Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2010). Adaptation and Validation of the German Version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) and the Development of a Peer-Rating Form. Journal of Individual Differences, 31, 138-149. doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000022
• Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., & Ventis, L. (2010). The relationship of teasing in childhood to the expression of gelotophobia in adults. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 52, 77-93.
• Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., & Weber, M. (2010). Humor as character strength among the elderly: Empirical findings on age-related changes and its contribution to satisfaction with life. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 43, 13-18. doi:10.1007/s00391-009-0090-0
• Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., & Weber, M. (2010). Humor as character strength among the elderly: Theoretical considerations. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 43, 8-12. doi:10.1007/s00391-009-0080-2
• Samson, A. C., Thibault, P., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2010). The subjective assessment of the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): Adaptation of the French version of the GELOPH<15>. European Review of Applied Psychology/Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée, 60, 247-253. doi:10.1016/j.erap.2010.07.002
• Sarid, O., Melzer, I., Kurz, I., Shahar, D. R., & Ruch, W. (2010). The effect of helping behaviour and physical activity on mood states and depressive symptoms of elderly people. Clinical Gerontologist, 33, 270-282. doi:10.1080/07317115.2010.502105
• Swami, V., Frederick, D. A., Aavik, T., Alcalay, L., Allik, J., Anderson, D., Andrianto, S., Arora, A., Brannstrom, Å., Cunningham, J., Danel, D., Doroszewicz, K., Forbes, G. B., Furnham, A., Greven, C. U., Halberstadt, J., Hao, S., Haubner, T., Hwang, C. S., Inman, M., Jaafar J. L., Johansson, J., Jung, J., Keser, A., Kretzschmar, U., Lachenicht, L., Li, N. P., Locke, K., Lönnqvist, J.-E., Lopez, C., Loutzenhiser, L., Maisel, N. C., McCabe, M. P., McCreary, D. R., McKibbin, W. F., Mussap, A., Neto, F., Nowell, C., Peña-Alampay, L., Pillai, S. K., Pokrajac-Bulian, A., Proyer, R. T., Quintelier, K., Ricciardelli, L. A., Rozmus-Wrzesinska, M., Ruch, W., Russo, T., Schütz, A., Shackelford, T. K., Shashidharan, S., Simonetti, F., Sinniah, D., Swami, M., Vandermassen, G., van Duynslaeger, M., Verkasalo, M., Voracek, M., Yee, C. K., Xian Zhang, E., Zhang, X., & Zivcic-Becirevic, I. (2010). The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: Results of the International Body Project I. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 309-325. doi:10.1177/0146167209359702

2009

• Beermann, U., Gander, F., Hiltebrand, D., Wyss, T., and Ruch, W. (2009). Laughing at oneself. In D. Peham & E. Bänninger-Huber (Eds.), Proceedings of the FACS-Workshop 2007 (pp. 31-35). Innsbruck, Austria: Innsbruck University Press.
• Beermann, U., & Ruch, W. (2009). How virtuous is humor? Evidence from everyday behavior. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(4), 395-417. doi: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.023
• Beermann, U., & Ruch, W. (2009). How virtuous is humor? What we can learn from current instruments. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(6), 528-539. doi:10.1080/17439760903262859
• Chen, G.-H., Liao, C.-c., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2009). A summary on research in gelotophobia. China Journal of Health Psychology, 17(7), 893-895.
• Drack, P., Huber, T. & Ruch, W. (2009). The apex of happy laughter: A FACS-Study with actors. In D. Peham & E. Bänninger-Huber (Eds.), Proceedings of the FACS-Workshop 2007. Innsbruck, Austria: Innsbruck University Press, 36-41.
• Forabosco, G., Dore, M., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). Psicopatologia della paura di essere deriso. Un’indagine sulla gelotofobia in Italia. Giornale di Psicologia, 3, 183-190.
• Forabosco, G., Ruch, W., & Nucera, P. (2009). The fear of being laughed at among psychiatric patients. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 233-251. doi: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.011
• Führ, M., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2009). Assessing the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): First evaluation of the Danish GELOPH<15>. Nordic Psychology, 61, 62-73. doi:10.1027/1901-2276.61.2.62
• Huber, T., Drack, P., & Ruch, W. (2009). Sulky and angry laughter: The search for distinct facial displays. In D. Peham & E. Bänninger-Huber (Eds.), Proceedings of the FACS-Workshop 2007. Innsbruck, Austria: Innsbruck University Press.
• Hrebícková, M., Ficková, E., Klementová, M., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). Strach ze zesmesnení: Ceská a slovenská verze dotazníku pro zjistování gelotofobie [The Fear of being laughted at: The Czech and Slovak version of the GELOPH 15 for the assessment of gelotophobia]. Ceskoslovenská Psychologie, 53(5), 469-480.
• Kazarian, S., Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). Gelotophobia in the Lebanon: The Arabic version of a questionnaire for the subjective assessment of the fear of being laughed at. Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 20, 42-56.
• Papousek, I., Ruch, W., Freudenthaler, H. H., Kogler, E., Lang, B., & Schulter, G. (2009). Gelotophobia, emotion-related skills and responses to the affective states of others. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 58–63. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.047
• Park, N., Peterson, C., & Ruch, W. (2009). Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction in twenty-seven nations. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 273-279. doi:10.1080/17439760902933690
• Platt, T., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2009). Gelotophobia and bullying: The assessment of the fear of being laughed at and its application among bullying victims. Psychology Science Quarterly, 51(2), 135-147.
• Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (2009). The emotions of gelotophobes: Shameful, fearful and joyless? Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 91-110. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.005
• Proyer, R. T. & Häusler, J. (2009). The Multi-method objective interest test battery (MOI). Mödling, Austria: Schuhfried GmbH.
• Proyer, R. T., Hempelmann, C. F., & Ruch, W. (2009). Were they really laughed at? That much? Gelotophobes and their history of perceived derisibility. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 213-231. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.010
• Proyer, R. T. & Ortner, T. M. (2009). Praxis der Psychologischen Gutachtenerstellung:
  Schritte vom Deckblatt bis zum Anhang. Bern: Hans Huber.
• Proyer, R. T., & Ruch., W. (2009). How virtuous are gelotophobes? Self- and Peer-reported character strengths among those who fear being laughed at. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 145-163. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.007
• Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2009). Intelligence and Gelotophobia: The relations of self-estimated and psychometrically measured intelligence to the fear of being laughed at. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 165-181. doi: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.008
• Proyer, R. T, Ruch, W., Ali, N. S., Al-Olimat, H. S., Amemiya T., Adal, T. A., Ansari, S. A., Arhar, Š., Asem, G., Baudin, N., Bawab S., Bergen, D., Brdar, I., Brites, R., Brunner-Sciarra, M., Carrell A., Carretero Dios, H., Celik, M., Ceschi, G., Chang, K, Chao-chih, L., Cheryomukhin, A., Chik, M. P. Y., Chlopicki, W., Cranney, J., Dahourou, D., Doosje, S., Dore, M., El-Arousy, N., Fickova, E., Führ, M., Gallivan, J., Geling, H., Germikova, L., Giedraityte, M., Goh, A., González, R. D., Guohai, C., Ho, S. K., Hrebícková, M., Jaime, B., Jun, W., Hertzberg Kaare, B., Kamble, S., Kazarian, S., Kerkkanen, P., Klementová, M., Kobozeva, I. M., Kovjanic, S., Kumaraswamy, N., Lampert, M., Levesque, M., Loizou, E., Loving, R. D., Lyttle, J., Machline, V. C., McGoldrick, S., Min, L., McRorie, M., Mõttus, R, Munyae, M. M., Navia, C. E., Nkhalamba, M., Pedrini, P. P., Petkova, M., Platt, T., Popa, D.-E., Radomska, A., Rashid, T., Rawlings, D., Rubio, V. J., Samson, A. C., Sarid, O., Shams, S., Sisokohm, S., Jakob, S., Snikhovska, I., Stephanenko, E. A., Stokenberga, L., Stuer, H., Tanoto, Y. S. R., Tapia, L., Taylor, J., Thibault, P., Thompson, A., Thörn, H., Toyota, H., Ujlaky, J., Vanno, V., van der Westhuizen, B., Wijayathilake, D., Wong, P. S. O., Wycoff, E. B, & Yeun, E. J. (2009). Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): A multi-national study involving 73 countries. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 253-279. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.012
• Ruch, W. (2009). Amusement. In D. Sander & K. R. Scherer (Eds.), The Oxford Companion to the Affective Sciences (pp. 27-28). New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Ruch, W. (2009). Gelotophobia: The fear of being laughed at [Special issue]. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2).
• Ruch, W. (2009). Fearing humor? Gelotophobia: The fear of being laughed at. Introduction and overview. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 1-25. doi:10.1515/HUMOR.2008.002
• Ruch, W. (2009). Unresolved Issues in Research on Humour and Laughter: The Need for FACS-Studies. In D. Peham & E. Bänninger-Huber (Eds.), Proceedings of the FACS-Workshop 2007 (pp. 42-46). Innsbruck, Austria: Innsbruck University Press.
• Ruch, W., Altfreder, O., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). How do gelotophobes interpret laughter in ambiguous situations? An experimental validation of the concept. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 63-89. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.004
• Ruch, W., Beermann, U., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). Investigating the humor of gelotophobes: Does feeling ridiculous equal being humorless? Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 111-143. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.006
• Ruch, W., & Malcherek, J. (2009). Sensation seeking, general aesthetic preferences, and humor appreciation as predictors of liking of the grotesque. Journal of Literary Theory, 3, 333-351. doi: 10.1515/JLT.2009.018
• Ruch, W., & Müller, L. (2009). Wenn Heiterkeit zur Therapie wird. Geriatrie Praxis Österreich, 3, 22-24.
• Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). Who fears being laughed at? The location of gelotophobia in the PEN-model of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 46(5-6), 627-630. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.004
• Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2009). Extending the study of gelotophobia: On gelotophiles and katagelasticists. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22(1-2), 183-212. doi: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.00
• Sommer, K. & Ruch, W. (2009). Cheerfulness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), The encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. I, pp. 144-148). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.

2008

• Brutsche, M. H., Grossman, P., Müller, R. E., Wiegand, J., Pello, Bathy, F., & Ruch, W. (2008). Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease. International Journal of COPD, 3, 185-192.
• Harzer, C. (2008). Eltern als formelle Diagnostiker: Wie gut eignen sich Eltern als TestleiterInnen bei der Intelligenztestung ihrer Kinder? Saarbrücken: Vdm Verlag.
• Jungo, D., Ruch, W. & Zihlmann, R. (with Harzer, C. & Albrecht, E.) (2008). Das VIA-IS ("Values in Action Inventory of Strengths"), ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Charakterstärken. Informationen und Interpretationshilfen für die Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung. Bern: SDBB Verlag.
• Ortner, T. M., Asanger, M., Kubinger, K. D. & Proyer, R. T. (2008). Zur Frage nach Auswirkungen von Lateinunterricht auf die kognitive Fähigkeit „Reasoning". Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, 55(3), 189-195.
• Proyer, R. T. & Häusler, J. (2008). Multimethodische Objektive Interessentestbatterie (MOI). Test und Software. Mödling: Schuhfried GmbH.
• Rapp, A. M., Wild, B., Erb, M., Rodden, F. A., Ruch, W. & Grodd, W. (2008). Trait cheerfulness modulates BOLD-response in lateral cortical but not limbic brain areas - a pilot fMRI study. Neuroscience Letters, 445(3), 242-245. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2008.09.017
• Ruch, W. (2008). Psychology of humor. In: V. Raskin (Ed.), A Primer of Humor. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 17-100.
• Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2008). The fear of being laughed at: Individual and group differences in gelotophobia. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 21, 47-67. doi:10.1515/HUMR.2009.009
• Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2008). Who is gelotophobic? Assessment criteria for the fear of being laughed at. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 67, 19-27. doi:10.1024/1421-0185.67.1.19
• Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., & Popa, D. E. (2008). The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) and personality. In: Anuarul Institutului de Istorie “G. Baritiu” din Cluj-Napoca (Ed.), Series Humanistica (Vol. VI, p. 53-68). Cluj-Napoca: Romania.

2007

• Peterson, C., Ruch, W., Beermann, U., Park, N. & Seligman, M. E. P. (2007). Strengths of character, orientation to happiness, and life satisfaction. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2, 149-156. doi:10.1080/17439760701228938
• Ortner, T. M., Horn, M., Kersting, M., Krumm, S., Kubinger, K. D., Proyer, R. T., Schmidt-Atzert, L., Schuhfried, G., Schütz, A., Wagner-Menghin, M. & Westhoff, K. (2007). Standortbestimmung und Zukunft Objektiver Persönlichkeitstests. Report Psychologie, 2, 60-69.
• Proyer, R. T. (2007). Die Theorie beruflicher Interessen von J. L. Holland in der Beratung: Überblick und aktuelle Entwicklungen [The theory of vocational interests by J. L. Holland in counseling settings: Overview and new developments]. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, 54, 71-77.
• Proyer, R. T. (2007). Convergence of conventional and behavior-based measures: Towards a multimethod approach in the assessment of vocational interests. Psychology Science, 49, 168-183.
• Proyer, R. T. (2007). Explojob - Das Werkzeug zur Beschreibung von Berufsanforderungen und -tätigkeiten (Deutschsprachige Adaptation des Position Classification Inventory(TM) nach Gary D. Gottfredson und John L. Holland) [Explojob - A tool to describe occupational demands and activities (German adaptation of the Position Classification Inventory(TM) by Gary D. Gottfredson and John L. Holland] [Testrezension]. Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie, 6, 174-178.
• Proyer, R. T., & Häusler, J. (2007). Assessing behavior in standardized settings: The role of objective personality tests. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 7, 537-546.
• Proyer, R. T., & Häusler, J. (2007). Gender differences in vocational interests and their stability in different assessment methods. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 66, 243-247. doi:10.1024/1421-0185.66.4.243
• Proyer, R. T. (2007). Convergence of conventional and behavior-based measures: Towards a multimethod approach in the assessment of vocational interests. Psychology Science, 49, 168-183.
• Proyer, R. T., Ortner, T. M., Kubinger, K. D., & Turnheim, C. (2007). Differences in response times in the recognition of blurred visual stimuli in Repressors and Sensitizers. Studia Psychologica, 49, 145-155.
• Ruch, W., Huber, A., Beermann, U., & Proyer, R. T. (2007). Character strengths as predictors of the “good life” in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In Romanian Academy, “George Barit“ Institute of History, Department of Social Research (Ed.), Studies and researches in social sciences (Vol. 16). Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Argonaut Press, 123-131.
• Schmitt, D. P., Allik, J., McCrae, R. R., Benet-Martinez, V. & Ruch, W. (2007). The geographic distribution of big five personality traits: Patterns and profiles of human self-description across 56 nations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 38, 173-212. doi:10.1177/0022022106297299

2005/2006

• Ortner, T. M., Proyer, R. T. & Kubinger, K. D. (Hrsg.) (2006). Theorie und Praxis Objektiver Persönlichkeitstests. Bern: Hans Huber.
• Proyer, R. T. (2006). Entwicklung Objektiver Persönlichkeitstests zur Erfassung des Interesses an beruflichen Tätigkeiten (Psychologie, Bd. 52). Landau: Verlag Empirische Pädagogik.
• Proyer, R. T. (2006). Objektive Persönlichkeitstests zur Erfassung beruflicher Interessen. In T. M. Ortner, R. T. Proyer & K. D. Kubinger (Hrsg.), Theorie und Praxis Objektiver Persönlichkeitstests (S. 143-152). Bern: Hans Huber.
• Proyer, R. T. (2006). The relationship between vocational interests and intelligence: Do findings generalize across different assessment methods? Psychology Science, 48, 463-476.
• Wild, B., Rodden, F. A., Rapp, A., Erb, M., Grodd, W & Ruch, W. (2006). Humor and smiling: Cortical areas selective for cognitive, affective and volitional components. Neurology, 66, 887-893.
• Hempelmann, Ch. F.  & Ruch, W. (2005). 3 WD Meets GTVH: Breaking the ground for interdisciplinary humor research. Humor-International journal of humor research, 18, 353-338. doi:10.1515/humr.2005.18.4.353
• Kubinger, K. D. & Proyer, R. (2005). Basisinformationen zum Einsatz des Computers in der berufsbezogenen Eignungsbeurteilung. In K. Westhoff, L. J. Hellfritsch, L. F. Hornke, K. D. Kubinger, F. Lang, H. Moosbrugger, A. Püschel & G. Reimann (Hrsg.), Grundwissen für die berufsbezogene Eignungsbeurteilung nach DIN 33430 (2. Aufl.) (S. 166-172). Lengerich: Pabst.
• Kubinger, K. D. & Proyer, R. (2005). Statistisch-methodische Grundlagen. In K. Westhoff, L. J. Hellfritsch, L. F. Hornke, K. D. Kubinger, F. Lang, H. Moosbrugger, A. Püschel & G. Reimann (Hrsg.), Grundwissen für die berufsbezogene Eignungsbeurteilung nach DIN 33430 (2. Aufl.) (S. 172-181). Lengerich: Pabst.
• Kubinger, K. D. & Proyer, R. (2005). Testtheorien – Item-Response-Theory. In K. Westhoff, L. J. Hellfritsch, L. F. Hornke, K. D. Kubinger, F. Lang, H. Moosbrugger, A. Püschel & G. Reimann (Hrsg.), Grundwissen für die berufsbezogene Eignungsbeurteilung nach DIN 33430 (2. Aufl.) (S. 186-191). Lengerich: Pabst.
• Kubinger, K. D. & Proyer, R. (2005). Gütekriterien. In K. Westhoff, L. J. Hellfritsch, L. F. Hornke, K. D. Kubinger, F. Lang, H. Moosbrugger, A. Püschel & G. Reimann (Hrsg.), Grundwissen für die berufsbezogene Eignungsbeurteilung nach DIN 33430 (2. Aufl.) (S. 191-199). Lengerich: Pabst.
• McCrae, R.R., Terracciano, A., Ruch, W., et al. (2005). Universal Features of Personality Traits From the Observer’s Perspective: Data From 50 Cultures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 547–561.
• McCrae, R.R., Terracciano, A., Ruch, W., et al. (2005). Personality profiles of cultures: Aggregate personality traits. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 407–425.
• Ruch, W. (2005). Extraversion, alcohol, and enjoyment. In: P. Ekman & E.L. Rosenberg (Eds.), What the face reveals: Basic and applied studies of spontaneous expression using the Facial Action Coding System. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 112-130.
• Ruch, W. (2005). Will the real relationship between facial expression and affective experience please stand up: The case of exhilaration. In: P. Ekman & E.L. Rosenberg (Eds.), What the face reveals: Basic and applied studies of spontaneous expression using the Facial Action Coding System. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 89-108.
• Terracciano, A., …Ruch, W. …. Mc Crae (and 79 members of the personality profiles of cultures project) (2005). National character in 49 cultures: No cgreement between perceived and assessed personality traits. Science, 310, 96-100. doi:10.1126/science.1117199
• Toggweiler, S. & Stoll, F. (2005). Foto-Interessentest FIT. In W. Sarges, & H. Wottawa (Hrsg.), Handbuch wirtschafts-psychologischer Testverfahren (2. Aufl.). Berlin: Pabst Science Publishers.

2002-2004

• Thompson, R., Ruch, W. & Hasenöhrl, R. (2004). Enhanced cognitive performance and cheerful mood by standardized extracts of piper methysticum (Kava-kava). Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental, 19, 243-250. doi:10.1002/hup.581
• Schmitt, D.P., Ruch, W. et al. (2004). Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: The effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person’s partner. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 560–584.
• Schmitt, D.P., Ruch, W., et al. (2004). Patterns and universals of adult romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions: Are models of self and other pancultural constructs? Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 35, 367-402. doi:10.1177/0022022104266105
• Toggweiler, S., Jungo, D. & Stoll, F. (2004). Der Foto-Interessentest Serie FIT 2003: Zur Erfassung von Berufsinteressen mittels fotografischer Stimuli. Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie, 1, 34-42. doi:10.1026/1617-6391.3.1.34
• Ruch, W. (2004). Humor [Playfulness]. In C. P. Peterson & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.), Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. New York: Oxford University Press/ Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 583-598.
• Zweyer, K, Velker, B. & Ruch, W. (2004) Do cheerfulness, exhilaration and humour production moderate pain tolerance? A FACS study. In R.A. Martin (Ed.), Sense of Humor and Health [special issue]. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 17, 67-84.
• Wild, B, Rodden, F.A., Grodd, W & Ruch (2003). Neural correlates of laughter and humour. Brain, 126, 1-18.
• Toggweiler, S. (2003). Nonverbale Interessenmessung: Der FIT 2000. [On-line]. Available: http://www.testraum.ch/beitrag.htm.
• Toggweiler, S. & Stoll, F. (2003). Persönlichkeitstests auf dem Prüfstand. HR-Today, 7/8, 12.
• Schmitt, D.P., et al. (2003). Are men universally more dismissing than women? Gender differences in romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions. Personal Relationships, 10, 307-331.
• Schmitt, D. P. et al. (2003). Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: Tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 85-104. doi:10.1111/1475-6811.00052
• Ruch, W. & Reilly, J. (2003). Teaching humor as a science. In Popa, D. (ed.), Antares. Galati, Romania, 4-7.
• Ruch, W. (2002). Computers with a personality? Lessons to be learned from studies of the psychology of humor. In: O. Stock, C. Strapparava, & A. Nijholt (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Workshop on Computational Humor (TWLT14). University of Twente, Enschede, NL, 57-70.
• Toggweiler, S. & Stoll, F. (2002). Serie FIT 2003. Dübendorf: Schweizerischer Verband für Berufsberatung (SVB)