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. 2012 May 31;7(5):e38088. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038088

Table 1. Differences Between Gelotophobics and Non-phobic Controls: Emotion Regulation.

Gelotophobia groupN = 36(Mean ± SD) Control groupN = 53(Mean ± SD)
SEAS Emotion regulation 17.9±4.4 26.0±4.4 p = .000
TEMT Intrapersonal management* 53.5±8.2 59.8±4.9 p = .007
ERQ Suppression 15.6±4.6 11.1±4.0 p = .000
ERQ Reappraisal 27.7±5.1 29.8±6.1 p = .099
TAS Alexithymia 47.0±8.4 37.3±6.8 p = .000

Note.

*

For the TEMT, N = 17/33.