List of works - Willibald Ruch

The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: results of the international body project I.

scientific article published in March 2010

Neural correlates of laughter and humour

scientific article

National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures.

scientific article

Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands

scientific article published in July 2003

Strengths of character, orientations to happiness, and life satisfaction

scholarly article by Christopher Peterson et al published July 2007 in The Journal of Positive Psychology

Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)

The fear of being laughed at: Individual and group differences in Gelotophobia

article by Willibald Ruch & René T. Proyer published 1 January 2008 in Humor (journal)

Positive psychology interventions in people aged 50-79 years: long-term effects of placebo-controlled online interventions on well-being and depression

scientific article published on 08 April 2014

Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions

article

Who is Gelotophobic? Assessment Criteria for the Fear of Being Laughed at

article

Testing Strengths-Based Interventions: A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of a Program Targeting Curiosity, Gratitude, Hope, Humor, and Zest for Enhancing Life Satisfaction

Strength-Based Positive Interventions: Further Evidence for Their Potential in Enhancing Well-Being and Alleviating Depression

article

Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: the effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person's partner

scientific article published in April 2004

Humor and smiling: cortical regions selective for cognitive, affective, and volitional components.

scientific article

Humor as a character strength among the elderly: empirical findings on age-related changes and its contribution to satisfaction with life

scientific article

Strengths-based positive psychology interventions: a randomized placebo-controlled online trial on long-term effects for a signature strengths- vs. a lesser strengths-intervention

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

Ways to Happiness in German-Speaking Countries

article

Toward a better understanding of what makes positive psychology interventions work: predicting happiness and depression from the person × intervention fit in a follow-up after 3.5 years

scientific article published on 26 November 2014

Self- and peer-rated character strengths: How do they relate to satisfaction with life and orientations to happiness?

scholarly article by Claudia Buschor et al published March 2013 in The Journal of Positive Psychology

Gelotophobia, emotion-related skills and responses to the affective states of others

article

Are only Emotional Strengths Emotional? Character Strengths and Disposition to Positive Emotions

scientific article published on 14 May 2012

The state-of-the art in gelotophobia research: A review and some theoretical extensions

article

Enhanced cognitive performance and cheerful mood by standardized extracts of Piper methysticum (Kava-kava).

scientific article

The relationships of character strengths with coping, work-related stress, and job satisfaction

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

When the job is a calling: The role of applying one's signature strengths at work

Character strengths and well-being across the life span: data from a representative sample of German-speaking adults living in Switzerland

scientific article

Analyzing multitrait-mulitmethod data with multilevel confirmatory factor analysis: An application to the validation of the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory

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Mapping strengths into virtues: the relation of the 24 VIA-strengths to six ubiquitous virtues

scientific article published on April 21, 2015

Will the real relationship between facial expression and affective experience please stand up: The case of exhilaration

Teasing, ridiculing and the relation to the fear of being laughed at in individuals with Asperger's syndrome

scientific article published in April 2011

Who fears being laughed at? The location of gelotophobia in the Eysenckian PEN-model of personality

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How virtuous are gelotophobes? Self- and peer-reported character strengths among those who fear being laughed at

article by René T. Proyer & Willibald Ruch published January 2009 in Humor (journal)

Duchenne display responses towards sixteen enjoyable emotions: Individual differences between no and fear of being laughed at

article

The Application of Signature Character Strengths and Positive Experiences at Work

article published in 2012

Associations between satisfaction with life, burnout-related emotional and physical exhaustion, and sleep complaints

scientific article published in August 2010

Satisfaction with life and character strengths of non-religious and religious people: it's practicing one's religion that makes the difference

scientific article

Extending the study of gelotophobia: On gelotophiles and katagelasticists

Fearing humor? Gelotophobia: The fear of being laughed at Introduction and overview

article by Willibald Ruch published January 2009 in Humor (journal)

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

scientific article

Good character at school: positive classroom behavior mediates the link between character strengths and school achievement

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

The Strelau Temperament Inventory—Revised (STI-R): Validity studies

article

Positive Psychology Interventions Addressing Pleasure, Engagement, Meaning, Positive Relationships, and Accomplishment Increase Well-Being and Ameliorate Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Online Study

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction in twenty-seven nations

scholarly article by Nansook Park et al published July 2009 in The Journal of Positive Psychology

How do gelotophobes interpret laughter in ambiguous situations? An experimental validation of the concept

The fear of being laughed at among psychiatric patients

article by Giovannantonio Forabosco et al published January 2009 in Humor (journal)

How does psychopathy relate to humor and laughter? Dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at, the sense of humor, and psychopathic personality traits

scientific article published on 3 May 2012

Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease.

scientific article published on January 2008

The Relation of Character Strengths to Past, Present, and Future Life Satisfaction among German-Speaking Women

article

Humor as a character strength among the elderly: theoretical considerations.

scientific article

List of works by Willibald Ruch

The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: results of the international body project I.

Neural correlates of laughter and humour

National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures.

Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands

Strengths of character, orientations to happiness, and life satisfaction

Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)

The fear of being laughed at: Individual and group differences in Gelotophobia

Positive psychology interventions in people aged 50-79 years: long-term effects of placebo-controlled online interventions on well-being and depression

Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions

Who is Gelotophobic? Assessment Criteria for the Fear of Being Laughed at

Testing Strengths-Based Interventions: A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of a Program Targeting Curiosity, Gratitude, Hope, Humor, and Zest for Enhancing Life Satisfaction

Strength-Based Positive Interventions: Further Evidence for Their Potential in Enhancing Well-Being and Alleviating Depression

Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: the effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person's partner

Humor and smiling: cortical regions selective for cognitive, affective, and volitional components.

Humor as a character strength among the elderly: empirical findings on age-related changes and its contribution to satisfaction with life

Strengths-based positive psychology interventions: a randomized placebo-controlled online trial on long-term effects for a signature strengths- vs. a lesser strengths-intervention

Ways to Happiness in German-Speaking Countries

Toward a better understanding of what makes positive psychology interventions work: predicting happiness and depression from the person × intervention fit in a follow-up after 3.5 years

Self- and peer-rated character strengths: How do they relate to satisfaction with life and orientations to happiness?

Gelotophobia, emotion-related skills and responses to the affective states of others

Are only Emotional Strengths Emotional? Character Strengths and Disposition to Positive Emotions

The state-of-the art in gelotophobia research: A review and some theoretical extensions

Enhanced cognitive performance and cheerful mood by standardized extracts of Piper methysticum (Kava-kava).

The relationships of character strengths with coping, work-related stress, and job satisfaction

When the job is a calling: The role of applying one's signature strengths at work

Character strengths and well-being across the life span: data from a representative sample of German-speaking adults living in Switzerland

Analyzing multitrait-mulitmethod data with multilevel confirmatory factor analysis: An application to the validation of the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory

Mapping strengths into virtues: the relation of the 24 VIA-strengths to six ubiquitous virtues

Will the real relationship between facial expression and affective experience please stand up: The case of exhilaration

Teasing, ridiculing and the relation to the fear of being laughed at in individuals with Asperger's syndrome

Who fears being laughed at? The location of gelotophobia in the Eysenckian PEN-model of personality

How virtuous are gelotophobes? Self- and peer-reported character strengths among those who fear being laughed at

Duchenne display responses towards sixteen enjoyable emotions: Individual differences between no and fear of being laughed at

The Application of Signature Character Strengths and Positive Experiences at Work

Associations between satisfaction with life, burnout-related emotional and physical exhaustion, and sleep complaints

Satisfaction with life and character strengths of non-religious and religious people: it's practicing one's religion that makes the difference

Extending the study of gelotophobia: On gelotophiles and katagelasticists

Fearing humor? Gelotophobia: The fear of being laughed at Introduction and overview

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

Good character at school: positive classroom behavior mediates the link between character strengths and school achievement

The Strelau Temperament Inventory—Revised (STI-R): Validity studies

Positive Psychology Interventions Addressing Pleasure, Engagement, Meaning, Positive Relationships, and Accomplishment Increase Well-Being and Ameliorate Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Online Study

Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction in twenty-seven nations

How do gelotophobes interpret laughter in ambiguous situations? An experimental validation of the concept

The fear of being laughed at among psychiatric patients

How does psychopathy relate to humor and laughter? Dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at, the sense of humor, and psychopathic personality traits

Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease.

The Relation of Character Strengths to Past, Present, and Future Life Satisfaction among German-Speaking Women

Humor as a character strength among the elderly: theoretical considerations.

The emotions of gelotophobes: Shameful, fearful, and joyless?