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Gelotophobia in the Academic Environment: A Preliminary Study

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XXVII Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering (CBEB 2020)

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Gelotophobia is the pathological fear of being ridiculed and is considered a symptom of a social anxiety disorder (SDA). Gelotophobia can negatively interfere with academic activities, which requires public exposure in various situations. In this article, we present an exploratory analysis of the prevalence of gelotophobia in a sample of undergraduate and graduate students. The results reveal that gelotophobia is highly prevalent in the sample, with great potential to influence their academic performance negatively. The present study is the first step to help university students to overcome the academic obstacles interposed by social anxiety.

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The authors are grateful to the support from Federal University of Pará.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Pará / Institute of Technology, Belém, PA, Brazil

    T. S. Rêgo, T. T. Ribeiro & A. Pereira-Junior

  2. Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Pará / Institute de Technology, Belém, PA, Brazil

    D. E. S. Pires, R. E. S. Navegantes & A. Pereira-Junior

  3. Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Federal University of Pará / Institute of Biological Sciences, Belém, PA, Brazil

    D. S. Miranda, E. M. Melo & A. Pereira-Junior

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

    Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

    Eliete Maria de Oliveira Caldeira

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

    Anselmo Frizera-Neto

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Rêgo, T.S. et al. (2022). Gelotophobia in the Academic Environment: A Preliminary Study. In: Bastos-Filho, T.F., de Oliveira Caldeira, E.M., Frizera-Neto, A. (eds) XXVII Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering. CBEB 2020. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 83. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70601-2_321

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