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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi +6 more
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2021 Background: The frequency of laughter has been associated with cardiovascular disease and related biomarkers, but no previous studies have examined association between laughter and changes in blood pressure levels.
Satomi Ikeda +13 more
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Laughter and humour interventions for well-being in older adults: A systematic review and intervention classification [PDF]
, 2018 Summary Objectives: To assess the potential of laughter and humour interventions to increase well-being in a general population of adults aged 60 plus; and to develop a classification to compare approaches and potential benefits of different ...
Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda N. +4 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Laughter therapy as an effective means of preserving the mental health of pre-school children
Науковий Вісник Південноукраїнського Національного Педагогічного Університету імені К. Д. УшинськогоThe article clarifies the essence of the concepts “laughter”, “laughter therapy”, “smile therapy”, “emoji therapy”, highlights their importance for preserving the mental health of preschoolers.
Horodyska Violeta
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Pathological Laughter as a Symptom of Midbrain Infarction
Behavioural Neurology, 2004 Pathological laughter is an uncommon symptom usually caused by bilateral, diffuse cerebral lesions. It has rarely been reported in association with isolated cerebral lesions. Midbrain involvement causing pathological laughter is extremely unusual.
Ron Dabby +5 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some autistic individuals camouflage their behavioral differences, a phenomenon that overlaps with general impression management (IM). Few studies have examined IM in autistic people, particularly outside English‐speaking countries. This study delineated the shared facets of camouflaging and IM, and used this conceptual clarification to ...
Wei Ai +8 more
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Recognition of emotions in German laughter across cultures
Scientific ReportsLaughter conveys a wide range of information relevant for social interaction. In previous research we have shown that laughter can convey information about the sender’s emotional state, however other research did not find such an effect.
Diana P. Szameitat, André J. Szameitat
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Prescribing laughter to increase well-being in healthy adults: An exploratory mixed methods feasibility study of the Laughie [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: Calls for a practical laughter prescription have been made by the medical community. This research developed the Laughie and evaluated its impact to elicit laughter and increase well-being in healthy adults.
Garip, Gulcan, Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda
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