Browsing School of Psychology (Scholarly Articles) by Subject "Gelotophobia"

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    • Gaming disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder 

      Murray, Alayna; Mannion, Arlene; Chen, June L.; Leader, Geraldine (Springer, 2021-06-28)
      Gaming disorder (GD) is a clinical addiction to video or internet games. This study investigated whether GD symptoms are heightened in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in comparison to a control group, and explored ...

    • Gelotophobia and high-functioning autism spectrum disorder 

      Grennan, Susan; Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine (Springer Verlag, 2018-07-19)
      Gelotophobia can be defined as the fear of being laughed at or ridiculed. The aim of the current literature review is to present a synthesis of the literature on gelotophobia and the link between high-functioning autism ...

    • An investigation of gelotophobia in individuals with a diagnosis of high-functioning autism spectrum disorder 

      Leader, Geraldine; Grennan, Susan; Chen, June L.; Mannion, Arlene (Springer Verlag, 2018-07-03)
      Samson et al. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41:475 483, 2011) conducted the first empirical investigation examining the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) and its prevalence in individuals with high ...