Validation of the humour styles questionnaire in healthcare professionals [PDF]
Nursing Open, 2023 Aim The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) in a sample of Spanish healthcare professionals. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Miriam Leñero‐Cirujano +4 more
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Do humour styles moderate the association between hopelessness and suicide ideation? A comparison of student and community samples. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Research has found that humour styles can moderate the relationship between various facets of mental health and well-being. Most of these studies have used college student samples, however, and the generalizability of these findings has not been firmly ...
Aaron C Drake, Christopher R Sears
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Individual differences in the way observers perceive humour styles [PDF]
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2019 Humour has been conceptualized as styles, which vary based on their function (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray, and Weir, 2003). Research examining if and how observers perceive this intent is limited.
Robyn Brown +2 more
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Social physical activity and sedentary behaviour as key determinants of humour expression and loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional study using bayesian variable selection approach [PDF]
BMC Public HealthObjective Social isolation among older adults is a growing concern, partially owing to diminished social cognitive function. Physical activity can potentially enhance social cognitive function.
Keishi Soga +4 more
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Medical assistants’ comic styles and their potential for positive functioning at work: a cross-sectional study including a subgroup analysis [PDF]
BMC Primary CareBackground Medical assistants are essential for the healthcare system. However, they face several working demands every day, for which they need resources to cope.
Julia Raecke, René T. Proyer
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Self-initiated humour protocol: a pilot study with an AI agent [PDF]
Frontiers in Digital HealthIntroductionNon-hostile humour and laughter have been known for therapeutic benefits in an individual’s mental health and wellbeing. To this end, we evaluated the Self-Initiated Humour Protocol (SIHP), a new type of self-administrable laughter ...
Abbas Edalat +5 more
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CONSUMING CONCERNS: LANGUAGE STYLE OF HUMOUR ON FOUR FEMALE STAND-UP COMEDIANS
E-Journal of Cultural Studies, 2021 Comedy is a male-dominated world as sociolinguistics theory also mentions that women employ less humour compared to men. However, female comedians also appeared on television.
Gusti Ayu Praminatih
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A systematic analysis of positive and negative humour styles
The European Journal of Humour ResearchThe purpose of the present study was to analyse the previous literature and identify the trend changes in studies of humour styles within four categories: psychological well-being, physical health, personality and counselling/therapy from 1995 to 2021 ...
Almas Hussain, Yagmur Cerkez
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Analyzing Physical Education Teachers' Humour Styles and Classroom Management Skills
Sportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2020 This study aimed to examine the differences in the perception of humor styles and classroom management skills of PE teachers according to age, gender and seniority.
Hakan Sunay, Recep Cengiz
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Humour styles conjunction with the stages of the family life cycle
Психология и Психотерапия Семьи, 2021 The current research explores the role of humor in couples' relationships. The study sample consisted of 539 people. Of these, 459 are women and 80 are men. 69 couples (138 people) took part in the study.
Ksenia Ivanova +2 more
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