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  1. Assessing Other-Directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical Playfulness in Adults

    Article • European Journal of Psychological Assessment, July 2019, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer

  2. Playfulness and humor in psychology: An overview and update

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, April 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer

  3. A multidisciplinary perspective on adult play and playfulness

    Article • International Journal of Play, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer

  4. How do positive psychology interventions work? A short-term placebo-controlled humor-based study on the role of the time focus

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  5. Nine beautiful things: A self-administered online positive psychology intervention on the beauty in nature, arts, and behaviors increases happiness and ameliorates depressive symptoms

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  6. Strength-based interventions

    Article • Gifted Education International, April 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr René T Proyer

  7. Addressing the role of personality, ability, and positive and negative affect in positive psychology interventions: Findings from a randomized intervention based on the authentic happiness theory and extensions

    Article • The Journal of Positive Psychology, February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  8. Humor-based online positive psychology interventions: A randomized placebo-controlled long-term trial

    Article • The Journal of Positive Psychology, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  9. The German-Language Version of the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory-Revised: Adaptation and Initial Validation

    Article • Current Psychology, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer

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

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, April 2015, Frontiers

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, April 2015, Frontiers

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  12. Individual Differences in Gelotophobia Predict Responses to Joy and Contempt

    Article • SAGE Open, April 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr René T Proyer

  13. Testing the relations of gelotophobia with humour as a coping strategy, self-ascribed loneliness, reflectivity, attractiveness, self-acceptance, and life expectations

    Article • European Journal of Humour Research, March 2015, Estonian Literary Museum of Scholarly Press

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr Tracey Platt

  14. 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

    Article • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  15. The Character Strengths Rating Form (CSRF): Development and initial assessment of a 24-item rating scale to assess character strengths

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  16. To Love and Play: Testing the Association of Adult Playfulness with the Relationship Personality and Relationship Satisfaction

    Article • Current Psychology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer

  17. Gelotophobia in India: The Assessment of the Fear of being Laughed at with the Kannada Version of the GELOPH<15>

    Article • Psychological Studies, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  19. A Psycho-Linguistic Approach For Studying Adult Playfulness: A Replication and Extension Toward Relations With Humor

    Article • The Journal of Psychology, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer

  20. Character Strengths Rating Form

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Claudia Harzer, Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Dr Tracey Platt

  22. Ridicule and being laughed at in the family: Gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism in young children and their parents

    Article • International Journal of Psychology, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr René T Proyer

  23. Character and Dealing With Laughter: The Relation of Self- and Peer-Reported Strengths of Character With Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia, and Katagelasticism

    Article • The Journal of Psychology, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  24. The basic components of adult playfulness and their relation with personality: The hierarchical factor structure of seventeen instruments

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer

  25. The European Football Championship as a Positive Festivity: Changes in Strengths of Character Before, During, and After the Euro 2008 in Switzerland

    Article • June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  26. Dealing with laughter and ridicule in adolescence: relations with bullying and emotional responses

    Article • Social Psychology of Education, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Dr Tracey Platt

  27. Is the Homo Ludens Cheerful and Serious at the Same Time? An Empirical Study of Hugo Rahner's Notion of Ernstheiterkeit

    Article • Archive for the Psychology of Religion, May 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr René T Proyer

  28. 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

    Article • The Journal of Positive Psychology, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • The Journal of Positive Psychology, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  30. The well-being of playful adults: Adult playfulness, subjective well-being, physical well-being, and the pursuit of enjoyable activities

    Article • March 2013, Estonian Literary Museum of Scholarly Press

    Dr René T Proyer

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

    Article • Motivation and Emotion, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Dr Tracey Platt

  32. Development and initial assessment of a short measure for adult playfulness: The SMAP

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer

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

    Article • Journal of Happiness Studies, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  34. 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

    Article • Journal of Adult Development, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Dr Tracey Platt

  36. A multi-method approach to studying the relationship between character strengths and vocational interests in adolescents

    Article • International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Journal of Happiness Studies, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  38. A Psycho-linguistic Study on Adult Playfulness: Its Hierarchical Structure and Theoretical Considerations

    Article • Journal of Adult Development, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer

  39. Gelotophobia: Life satisfaction and happiness across cultures

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  40. Wie gehen Erwachsene mit dem Lachen und Auslachen um?

    Article • Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, January 2012, Ernst Reinhardt, GmbH & Co. KG

    Dr René T Proyer

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

    Article • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  42. 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

    Article • Child Indicators Research, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Dr Tracey Platt

  43. Letter on Shahidi et al. (2011): “Laughter Yoga versus group exercise program in elderly depressed women: A randomized controlled trial” I - First things first! Caveats in research on “Laughter Yoga”

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  44. 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?

    Article • Social Indicators Research, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hubert Annen, Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  45. The Fear of Being Laughed at in Switzerland

    Article • Swiss Journal of Psychology, January 2011, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  46. Positive Interventionen: Stärkenorientierte Ansätze

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  47. The virtuousness of adult playfulness: the relation of playfulness with strengths of character

    Article • Psychology of Well-Being Theory Research and Practice, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  48. Self-conscious emotions and ridicule: Shameful gelotophobes and guilt free katagelasticists

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Dr Tracey Platt

  49. Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire--German Version

    Article • January 2010, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Claudia Harzer, Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  50. Ways to Happiness in German-Speaking Countries

    Article • European Journal of Psychological Assessment, January 2010, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  51. Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)

    Article • Journal of Individual Differences, January 2010, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  52. The assessment of the fear of being laughed at in Poland: Translation and first evaluation of the Polish GELOPH<15>

    Article • Polish Psychological Bulletin, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch, Professor Wladyslaw G Chlopicki

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

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  54. Assessing the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): First evaluation of the Danish GELOPH<15>

    Article • Nordic Psychology, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  55. Extending the study of gelotophobia: On gelotophiles and katagelasticists

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  56. Investigating the humor of gelotophobes: Does feeling ridiculous equal being humorless?

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  59. Were they really laughed at? That much? Gelotophobes and their history of perceived derisibility

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  60. Intelligence and gelotophobia: The relations of self-estimated and Psychometrically measured intelligence to the fear of being laughed at

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  61. Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): A multi-national study involving 73 countries

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Professor Wladyslaw G Chlopicki, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Swiss Journal of Psychology, March 2008, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

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

    Article • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, January 2008, De Gruyter

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  64. Gender Differences in Vocational Interests and Their Stability Across Different Assessment Methods

    Article • Swiss Journal of Psychology, December 2007, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer

  65. Tests und Tools

    Article • Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie, October 2007, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr René T Proyer

  66. Short Measure of Adult Playfulness

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr René T Proyer

  67. Danish GELOPH<15>

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  68. GELOPH<15>

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch

  69. Adult playfulness and positive psychology: Measurement issues, correlates, and future perspectives

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr René T Proyer

  70. Values in Action Inventory of Strengths—German Version and Peer Rating Form

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr René T Proyer, Dr. Willibald Ruch