Kim Bräuer
Biographic Data
| ID | 384197 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Bräuer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Bräuer |
| SIGNATURE | BRÄUER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7398-8457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A quick way of counting the muses in German speakers: Evaluation of a 20-item short version of the German-language translation of the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scales (K-Docs)
Testing a 20-item version of the German-language K-DOCS • Data from five samples (N = 2,144) were analyzed • Five-factor structure is retained in the short version • Scalar measurement invariance regarding gender • Validity correlations are comparable with the standard form The Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS) is a standard self-report instrument for the assessment of creativity. The original K-DOCS comprises 50 items that assess five…
Mental contrasting and problem-solving in romantic relationships: A dyadic behavioral observation study
We investigated how mental contrasting, a self-regulation strategy, affects relationship problem-solving in 105 mixed-gender couples. Couples were assigned to a mental contrasting (juxtaposing the desired future with the main inner obstacle) or indulging (imagining only the desired future) condition. We reassessed problem resolution 2 weeks later. Actor-partner interdependence model analyses revealed that mental contrasting improved problem resol…
Investigating the role of dark personality traits in how people appreciate, share, and censor black humour in online settings
People find humour in the darkest and most tragic situations. However, there is remarkable interpersonal variability when it comes to setting the so-called limits of humour. We examine how the Dark Tetrad personality traits (DT4; Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism) relate to responses to black humour jokes in online settings. A community sample of 745 adults completed the Short Dark Triad and the Assessment of Sadistic Personal…
Revisiting the English Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP): An Investigation of Reliability, Validity, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Adult playfulness describes the personality of the quick initiation and strong intensity of enjoyable experiences coupled with the frequency of engaging in playful behaviors. In addition to examining the reliability and validity of the Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP), we compared the psychometric properties of the SMAP across (a) 4- and 7-point answer formats; (b) German and English language versions; and (c) gender. The SMAP and crite…
Studying trait-playfulness, time spent with physical activity, and athletic identity among self-ascribed athletes and non-athletes
Adult playfulness is an individual difference variable that describes how people (re)frame situations in a way that they are experienced as entertaining, and/or intellectually stimulating, and/or personally interesting. Playfulness relates to indicators of mental and physical health, but its role among athletes is yet understudied. In our study, we provide initial findings on playfulness with regard to self-reported athleticism by (a) comparing e…
Interpersonal Perception of Adult Playfulness at Zero‐Acquaintance: A Conceptual Replication Study of Self‐Other Agreement and Consensus, and an Extension to Two Accuracy Criteria
OBJECTIVE: We replicated and extended previous research examining the accuracy of judgments of four facets of adult playfulness (Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical; OLIW) at zero-acquaintance. METHOD: We conducted a conceptual replication study. One hundred sixty targets provided self-ratings for the OLIW facets, textual self-descriptions (≤ five sentences), daily self-ratings of playfulness for 14 consecutive days, and rat…
Exploring the acquaintanceship effect for the accuracy of judgments of traits and profiles of adult playfulness
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to extend the research on the interpersonal perception of adult playfulness (global and facets: Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical [OLIW]) by testing whether judgmental accuracy relates to indicators of acquaintanceship. BACKGROUND: Playfulness has been found to contribute to social relationships. METHOD: Using data from 658 dyads (1,318 participants) who had been acquainted for 1 month to 62.2 years, we…
Examining the role of gelotophobia for willingness to communicate and second language achievement using self- and teacher ratings
Fear of being laughed at in Italian healthcare workers: Testing associations with humor styles and coping humor
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) in adults and children: Testing trait-congruent false memories in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) is an individual differences variable characterized by negative reactions to laughter. Based on the theory of trait-congruent information processing, we conducted a series of experiments to examine a gelotophobia-related memory bias toward laughter in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm. The DRM is a reliable method to provoke false memories (FM). In Study 1 (101 adults), gelotophobia related po…
Profile similarities among romantic partners’ character strengths and their associations with relationship- and life satisfaction
We studied the similarity among partners’ character strengths (i.e., positively valued traits) across two studies. In Study 1, N = 68 couples completed the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths and in Study 2, N = 143 couples completed a 24-item brief-form and measures of life- and relationship satisfaction. We computed raw, normative, and distinctive profile similarities for the 24 strengths and found support for partners’ similarity in both studi…
Localizing gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism in domains and facets of maladaptive personality traits: A multi-study report using self- and informant ratings
We extend the knowledge on dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at (gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism) by testing their localization in a system of maladaptive personality traits. Across two studies, we used self-ratings (Ntotal = 1,438) and informant reports (Ntotal = 378 dyads). The differential associations for the dispositions fit well with expectations: Negative Affectivity, Detachment and Psychoticism characterize ge…
Play with Me, Darling!” Testing the Associations between Adult Playfulness and Indicators of Sexuality
Previous studies have shown that individual differences in adult playfulness are important in interpersonal relationships. However, there is a lack of research on the role of playfulness in human sexuality. Using three studies with four independently collected samples ( N total = 1,124) we tested the differential relations between global playfulness and four facets of playfulness ( O ther-directed, L ighthearted, I ntellectual, W himsical; OLIW) …
A primer on studying effects of relationship duration in dyadic research: Contrasting cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches
There has been increasing interest in the analysis of dyadic data. While there is ongoing progress in the development of statistically fine-grained methods to model complex dyadic data, many studies examine relationship duration in dyads using cross-sectional data (e.g., when testing the effects of acquaintanceship on the accuracy of personality judgments). We discuss the theoretical and methodological implications of analyzing and interpreting t…
Five Years of Voluntary Refugee Aid in Germany: A Retrospective Analysis of Discourse, Local Organisation and the Emotions Involved
This article examines voluntary refugee aid from 2015 to 2020, investigating the extent to which volunteers and refugee aid recipients have related their perceptions and emotional interpretations to the welcoming discourse and the local organisation of voluntary refugee aid. The analysis was based on contrasting sample of interviews and newspaper articles and includes a comparison of the politicised metropolitan refugee aid in Berlin with traditi…
Analyzing a German-language Expanded Form of the PhoPhiKat-45: Psychometric Properties, Factorial Structure, Measurement Invariance with the Likert-Version, and Self-Peer Convergence
Personality assessment typically relies on self-report questionnaires utilizing Likert-type scales. Recently, the Expanded format has been proposed as alternative, but research on the consequences of adapting Likert-like responses to Expanded items is sparse. We adapt a multidimensional measure into the Expanded format: the PhoPhiKat-45. This is the standard questionnaire to assess gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (joy in bei…
Testing the associations between dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at and romantic jealousy in couples: An Apim analysis
OBJECTIVE: How people deal with ridicule and being laughed at plays a role in romantic life. We extend the research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia), joy in being laughed at (gelotophilia), and joy in laughing at others (katagelasticism) by testing their associations with romantic jealousy and its consequences for relationship satisfaction (RS). METHOD: Our study is based on Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) analyses of sel…
Judging dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at from short self-descriptions at zero-acquaintance: Testing self-other agreement, consensus, and accuracy
Gelotophobia in romantic life: Replicating associations with attachment styles and their mediating role for relationship status
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) plays a detrimental role in courtship (e.g., predicting a lower likelihood of entering a relationship) and romantic relationships (e.g., low relationship satisfaction). Gelotophobia correlates positively with anxious and avoidant romantic attachment. This study aims to replicate (a) the associations between gelotophobia and romantic attachment and (b) the mediating role of attachment in the association …
Dyadic Processes
Sex Differences in Attractiveness of Humor
Adult playfulness and relationship satisfaction: An Apim analysis of romantic couples
Exploring adult Playfulness: Examining the accuracy of personality judgments at zero-acquaintance and an Liwc analysis of textual information
To love and laugh: Testing actor-, partner-, and similarity effects of dispositions towards ridicule and being laughed at on relationship satisfaction
To love and laugh: Testing actor-, partner-, and similarity effects of dispositions towards ridicule and being laughed at on relationship satisfaction
Exploring adult Playfulness: Examining the accuracy of personality judgments at zero-acquaintance and an Liwc analysis of textual information
A primer on studying effects of relationship duration in dyadic research: Contrasting cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches
There has been increasing interest in the analysis of dyadic data. While there is ongoing progress in the development of statistically fine-grained methods to model complex dyadic data, many studies examine relationship duration in dyads using cross-sectional data (e.g., when testing the effects of acquaintanceship on the accuracy of personality judgments). We discuss the theoretical and methodological implications of analyzing and interpreting t…
Adult playfulness and relationship satisfaction: An Apim analysis of romantic couples
Gelotophobia in romantic life: Replicating associations with attachment styles and their mediating role for relationship status
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) plays a detrimental role in courtship (e.g., predicting a lower likelihood of entering a relationship) and romantic relationships (e.g., low relationship satisfaction). Gelotophobia correlates positively with anxious and avoidant romantic attachment. This study aims to replicate (a) the associations between gelotophobia and romantic attachment and (b) the mediating role of attachment in the association …
Five Years of Voluntary Refugee Aid in Germany: A Retrospective Analysis of Discourse, Local Organisation and the Emotions Involved
This article examines voluntary refugee aid from 2015 to 2020, investigating the extent to which volunteers and refugee aid recipients have related their perceptions and emotional interpretations to the welcoming discourse and the local organisation of voluntary refugee aid. The analysis was based on contrasting sample of interviews and newspaper articles and includes a comparison of the politicised metropolitan refugee aid in Berlin with traditi…
Judging dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at from short self-descriptions at zero-acquaintance: Testing self-other agreement, consensus, and accuracy
Profile similarities among romantic partners’ character strengths and their associations with relationship- and life satisfaction
We studied the similarity among partners’ character strengths (i.e., positively valued traits) across two studies. In Study 1, N = 68 couples completed the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths and in Study 2, N = 143 couples completed a 24-item brief-form and measures of life- and relationship satisfaction. We computed raw, normative, and distinctive profile similarities for the 24 strengths and found support for partners’ similarity in both studi…
Play with Me, Darling!” Testing the Associations between Adult Playfulness and Indicators of Sexuality
Previous studies have shown that individual differences in adult playfulness are important in interpersonal relationships. However, there is a lack of research on the role of playfulness in human sexuality. Using three studies with four independently collected samples ( N total = 1,124) we tested the differential relations between global playfulness and four facets of playfulness ( O ther-directed, L ighthearted, I ntellectual, W himsical; OLIW) …
Exploring adult Playfulness: Examining the accuracy of personality judgments at zero-acquaintance and an Liwc analysis of textual information
To love and laugh: Testing actor-, partner-, and similarity effects of dispositions towards ridicule and being laughed at on relationship satisfaction
Dyadic Processes
Sex Differences in Attractiveness of Humor
Adult playfulness and relationship satisfaction: An Apim analysis of romantic couples
Judging dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at from short self-descriptions at zero-acquaintance: Testing self-other agreement, consensus, and accuracy
Gelotophobia in romantic life: Replicating associations with attachment styles and their mediating role for relationship status
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) plays a detrimental role in courtship (e.g., predicting a lower likelihood of entering a relationship) and romantic relationships (e.g., low relationship satisfaction). Gelotophobia correlates positively with anxious and avoidant romantic attachment. This study aims to replicate (a) the associations between gelotophobia and romantic attachment and (b) the mediating role of attachment in the association …
Analyzing a German-language Expanded Form of the PhoPhiKat-45: Psychometric Properties, Factorial Structure, Measurement Invariance with the Likert-Version, and Self-Peer Convergence
Personality assessment typically relies on self-report questionnaires utilizing Likert-type scales. Recently, the Expanded format has been proposed as alternative, but research on the consequences of adapting Likert-like responses to Expanded items is sparse. We adapt a multidimensional measure into the Expanded format: the PhoPhiKat-45. This is the standard questionnaire to assess gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (joy in bei…
Testing the associations between dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at and romantic jealousy in couples: An Apim analysis
OBJECTIVE: How people deal with ridicule and being laughed at plays a role in romantic life. We extend the research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia), joy in being laughed at (gelotophilia), and joy in laughing at others (katagelasticism) by testing their associations with romantic jealousy and its consequences for relationship satisfaction (RS). METHOD: Our study is based on Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) analyses of sel…
Profile similarities among romantic partners’ character strengths and their associations with relationship- and life satisfaction
We studied the similarity among partners’ character strengths (i.e., positively valued traits) across two studies. In Study 1, N = 68 couples completed the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths and in Study 2, N = 143 couples completed a 24-item brief-form and measures of life- and relationship satisfaction. We computed raw, normative, and distinctive profile similarities for the 24 strengths and found support for partners’ similarity in both studi…
Localizing gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism in domains and facets of maladaptive personality traits: A multi-study report using self- and informant ratings
We extend the knowledge on dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at (gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism) by testing their localization in a system of maladaptive personality traits. Across two studies, we used self-ratings (Ntotal = 1,438) and informant reports (Ntotal = 378 dyads). The differential associations for the dispositions fit well with expectations: Negative Affectivity, Detachment and Psychoticism characterize ge…
Play with Me, Darling!” Testing the Associations between Adult Playfulness and Indicators of Sexuality
Previous studies have shown that individual differences in adult playfulness are important in interpersonal relationships. However, there is a lack of research on the role of playfulness in human sexuality. Using three studies with four independently collected samples ( N total = 1,124) we tested the differential relations between global playfulness and four facets of playfulness ( O ther-directed, L ighthearted, I ntellectual, W himsical; OLIW) …
A primer on studying effects of relationship duration in dyadic research: Contrasting cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches
There has been increasing interest in the analysis of dyadic data. While there is ongoing progress in the development of statistically fine-grained methods to model complex dyadic data, many studies examine relationship duration in dyads using cross-sectional data (e.g., when testing the effects of acquaintanceship on the accuracy of personality judgments). We discuss the theoretical and methodological implications of analyzing and interpreting t…
Five Years of Voluntary Refugee Aid in Germany: A Retrospective Analysis of Discourse, Local Organisation and the Emotions Involved
This article examines voluntary refugee aid from 2015 to 2020, investigating the extent to which volunteers and refugee aid recipients have related their perceptions and emotional interpretations to the welcoming discourse and the local organisation of voluntary refugee aid. The analysis was based on contrasting sample of interviews and newspaper articles and includes a comparison of the politicised metropolitan refugee aid in Berlin with traditi…
Examining the role of gelotophobia for willingness to communicate and second language achievement using self- and teacher ratings
Fear of being laughed at in Italian healthcare workers: Testing associations with humor styles and coping humor
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) in adults and children: Testing trait-congruent false memories in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm
The fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) is an individual differences variable characterized by negative reactions to laughter. Based on the theory of trait-congruent information processing, we conducted a series of experiments to examine a gelotophobia-related memory bias toward laughter in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm. The DRM is a reliable method to provoke false memories (FM). In Study 1 (101 adults), gelotophobia related po…
Exploring the acquaintanceship effect for the accuracy of judgments of traits and profiles of adult playfulness
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to extend the research on the interpersonal perception of adult playfulness (global and facets: Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical [OLIW]) by testing whether judgmental accuracy relates to indicators of acquaintanceship. BACKGROUND: Playfulness has been found to contribute to social relationships. METHOD: Using data from 658 dyads (1,318 participants) who had been acquainted for 1 month to 62.2 years, we…
Investigating the role of dark personality traits in how people appreciate, share, and censor black humour in online settings
People find humour in the darkest and most tragic situations. However, there is remarkable interpersonal variability when it comes to setting the so-called limits of humour. We examine how the Dark Tetrad personality traits (DT4; Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism) relate to responses to black humour jokes in online settings. A community sample of 745 adults completed the Short Dark Triad and the Assessment of Sadistic Personal…
Revisiting the English Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP): An Investigation of Reliability, Validity, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Adult playfulness describes the personality of the quick initiation and strong intensity of enjoyable experiences coupled with the frequency of engaging in playful behaviors. In addition to examining the reliability and validity of the Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP), we compared the psychometric properties of the SMAP across (a) 4- and 7-point answer formats; (b) German and English language versions; and (c) gender. The SMAP and crite…
Studying trait-playfulness, time spent with physical activity, and athletic identity among self-ascribed athletes and non-athletes
Adult playfulness is an individual difference variable that describes how people (re)frame situations in a way that they are experienced as entertaining, and/or intellectually stimulating, and/or personally interesting. Playfulness relates to indicators of mental and physical health, but its role among athletes is yet understudied. In our study, we provide initial findings on playfulness with regard to self-reported athleticism by (a) comparing e…
Interpersonal Perception of Adult Playfulness at Zero‐Acquaintance: A Conceptual Replication Study of Self‐Other Agreement and Consensus, and an Extension to Two Accuracy Criteria
OBJECTIVE: We replicated and extended previous research examining the accuracy of judgments of four facets of adult playfulness (Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical; OLIW) at zero-acquaintance. METHOD: We conducted a conceptual replication study. One hundred sixty targets provided self-ratings for the OLIW facets, textual self-descriptions (≤ five sentences), daily self-ratings of playfulness for 14 consecutive days, and rat…
A quick way of counting the muses in German speakers: Evaluation of a 20-item short version of the German-language translation of the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scales (K-Docs)
Testing a 20-item version of the German-language K-DOCS • Data from five samples (N = 2,144) were analyzed • Five-factor structure is retained in the short version • Scalar measurement invariance regarding gender • Validity correlations are comparable with the standard form The Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS) is a standard self-report instrument for the assessment of creativity. The original K-DOCS comprises 50 items that assess five…
Mental contrasting and problem-solving in romantic relationships: A dyadic behavioral observation study
We investigated how mental contrasting, a self-regulation strategy, affects relationship problem-solving in 105 mixed-gender couples. Couples were assigned to a mental contrasting (juxtaposing the desired future with the main inner obstacle) or indulging (imagining only the desired future) condition. We reassessed problem resolution 2 weeks later. Actor-partner interdependence model analyses revealed that mental contrasting improved problem resol…
Psychology (21 works) · Social Psychology (18 works) · Humor Studies and Applications (14 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Perception (7 works) · Romance (7 works) · Media Influence and Health (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (5 works) · Personality (5 works)