Validation of the humour styles questionnaire in healthcare professionals. [PDF]
Nurs 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.
Leñero-Cirujano M +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 ...
Drake AC, Sears CR.
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Humour styles, personality and psychological well-being: What’s humour got to do with it? [PDF]
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2014 The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) by Martin et al. (2003) measures four humour styles, namely affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive and self-defeating.
Willibald Friedrich Ruch, Sonja Heintz
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Humor Competence Scale (HCS): scale development and validation [PDF]
Aust J PsycholObjective This study introduces the construct of Humor Competence, a set of interrelated psychological and interpersonal capacities that support successful humour use, and reports on the development and validation of a four-dimensional model of humour ...
Rosenberg C +4 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.
Soga K +4 more
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Smells like beam spirit - a radiotherapy multiverse of (super) humans in white coats: seven radiotherapy phenotypes that suggest we may be closer to superheroes than we think. [PDF]
Rep Pract Oncol RadiotherBACKGROUND: Radiotherapy is a technically precise yet deeply human medical specialty, often underrepresented in narrative depictions of oncology. Like modern superhero stories, radiotherapy practice blends idealism, responsibility, moral ambiguity, and ...
Montero A +3 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 Prim CareBackground Medical assistants are essential for the healthcare system. However, they face several working demands every day, for which they need resources to cope.
Raecke J, Proyer RT.
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Self-initiated humour protocol: a pilot study with an AI agent. [PDF]
Front Digit 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 ...
Edalat A +5 more
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Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2021 INTRODUCTION[|]Early Maladaptive Schemas may accompany and affect different areas of life and may cause psychological problems. Therefore, psychological wellbeing may get affected negatively.
Burak Baran Yavuz, Başak Türküler Aka
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS REGARDING SOCIO-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCES [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Management, 2014 The main goal of this paper is to examine differences between employees and managers in attachment styles, emotional intelligence, life satisfaction, personality traits and humour styles, as well to discuss implications of this connection to the quality ...
Gordana Nikić +2 more
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