Psychologisches Institut – Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Diagnostik

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Publikationen

Eine Auswahl aus den vergangenen Jahren

In press
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.

Gander, F., Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Wyss, T. (in press). 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. doi:10.1007/s00420-012-0736-x

Güsewell, A., & Ruch, W. (in press). Are only emotional strengths emotional? Character strengths and disposition to positive emotions. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01070.x

Ivanova, A., Stefanenko, E., Enikopolov, S., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (in press). The fear of being laughed at in healthy people and psychiatry patients. Assessing gelotophobia in Russia. Bridging Eastern and Western Psychiatry.

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., Ruch, W., Hofmann, J., & Proyer, R. T. (in press). Extreme fear of being laughed at: Components of gelotophobia. The Israeli Journal of Humor Research: An International Journal.

Proyer, R. T. (in press). A psycho-linguistic study on adult playfulness: Its hierarchical structure and theoretical considerations. Journal of Adult Development. doi:10.1007/s10804-012-9141-7

Proyer, R. T. (in press). Examining playfulness in adults: Testing its correlates with personality, positive psychological functioning, goal aspirations, and multi-methodically assessed ingenuity. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling.

Proyer, R. T., Flisch, R., Tschupp, S., Platt, T., & Ruch, W. (in press). 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. doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.04.00

Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Buschor, C. (in press). 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. doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9331-9

Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Rodden, F. A. (in press). First things first! Caveats in research on “Laughter Yoga”(Letter). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. doi:10.1002/gps.2793

Proyer, R. T., Sidler, N., Weber, M., & Ruch, W. (in press). A multi-method approach to studying the relationship between character strengths and vocational interests in adolescents. International Journal of Educational and Vocational Guidance. doi:10.1007/s10775-012-9223-x

Ruch, W., & Hofmann, J. (in press). A temperament approach to humor. In P. Gremigni (Ed.), Humor and health promotion. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Ujlaky, J., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (in press). 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). Krakow, Poland: Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies.

Weber, M., Ruch, W., & Huebner, E. S. (in press). Adaptation and initial validation of the German version of the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (German SLSS). European Journal of Psychological Assessment. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000133

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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., 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
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

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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)

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