The association between trait anxiety and the fear of being laughed at in college: A preliminary study with a Brazilian sample.

Aim: To evaluate how gelotophobia correlates with trait anxiety in a sample of Brazilian college students.

Methods: We evaluated the association of GELOPH < 15 > scores with both self-reported experiences of bullying victimization and trait anxiety measures assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The study consisted of a sample of 65 adult volunteers (M = 21.