The Conceptualization, Measurement, and Role of Humor as a Character Strength in Positive Psychology
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 2014 In positive psychology, humor has been identified as one of 24 character strengths considered ubiquitously important for human flourishing. Unlike the other strengths, humor was a late addition to this classification system and its status as a strength ...
Kim R. Edwards, Rod A. Martin
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Strategically Funny: Romantic Motives Affect Humor Style in Relationship Initiation
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 2016 Not all humor is the same, yet little is known about the appeal of specific humor styles in romantic initiation. The current experimental study addresses this gap by investigating how romantic motives (short-term or long-term) affect individuals ...
Theresa E. DiDonato +1 more
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The Effects of the Schools’ Humor Climates on Perceived Stress Levels of the Teachers
International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2022 Purpose of the study is to determine the effects of the schools’ humor climates on the perceived stress levels of teachers. The sample of the study, which is a predictive correlational study, is made up of 387 teachers.
Ahmet Şahin, Ramazan GÖK
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A Study on Instructional Humor: How Much Humor Is Used in Presentations?
Behavioral Sciences, 2021 Humor is applied in pedagogy to create a positive learning environment. Recent research focuses on the theories, effects, individual differences, and qualitative aspects of humor for instruction.
Vera Paola Shoda, Toshimasa Yamanaka
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The First Joke: Exploring the Evolutionary Origins of Humor
Evolutionary Psychology, 2006 Humor is a complex cognitive function which often leads to laughter. Contemporary humor theorists have begun to formulate hypotheses outlining the possible innate cognitive structures underlying humor.
Joseph Polimeni, Jeffrey P. Reiss
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The relation between humor styles and nurse burnout: a cross-sectional study in China
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundNurse burnout is a prevalent issue in healthcare, impacting both nurses’ well-being and patient care quality. This cross-sectional study examined the association between humor styles and nurse burnout.MethodsA total of 244 nurses in China ...
Cuiyun Fang +4 more
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Why Laughing Heals? A Review on the Use of Humor in Therapy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2023 Humor is an important tool for expressing many emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger and surprise. In recent years, the use of humor has started to gain the quality of a therapy approach.
Selda Kanbur, Şule Baştemur
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Laughing at the Looking Glass: Does Humor Style Serve as an Interpersonal Signal?
Evolutionary Psychology, 2013 Objective: The provision of information appears to be an important feature of humor. The present studies examined whether humor serves as an interpersonal signal such that an individual's style of humor is associated with how the individual is perceived ...
Virgil Zeigler-Hill +2 more
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Beyond Tweets: Pragmatic Analysis of Humor as a Brand Image in Burger King’s Tweets
Journal of Urban Society's Arts, 2019 Melebihi Tweet: Analisis Pragmatis Humor sebagai Citra Merek di Tweet Burger King. Salah satu bentuk strategi komunikasi yang paling populer adalah humor.
Marti Fauziah Ariastuti +1 more
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In Japan, individuals of higher social class engage in other-oriented humor
Scientific Reports, 2022 Previous research on individual social class (SC) and humor has found support for the hypothesis that those with higher SC will engage in more dominant humor (aggressive humor) that derogates or degrades others.
Ryota Tsukawaki +2 more
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