Perceived related humor in the classroom, student–teacher relationship quality, and engagement: Individual differences in sense of humor among students [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 This study explored the effect of humor on teacher–student relationship quality (TSRQ) and student engagement by uncovering the mediating role of TSRQ and the moderating role of individual differences (personal sense of humor).
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Altered sense of humor in dementia. [PDF]
J Alzheimers Dis, 2016 Sense of humor is potentially relevant to social functioning in dementias, but has been little studied in these diseases. We designed a semi-structured informant questionnaire to assess humor behavior and preferences in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD; n = 15), semantic dementia (SD; n = 7), progressive nonfluent aphasia
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Who Benefits From Humor-Based Positive Psychology Interventions? The Moderating Effects of Personality Traits and Sense of Humor [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 The evidence for the effectiveness of humor-based positive psychology interventions (PPIs; i.e., interventions aimed at enhancing happiness and lowering depressive symptoms) is steadily increasing.
Sara Wellenzohn +3 more
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Is an Ideal Sense of Humor Gendered? A Cross-National Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 To explore lay conceptions of characteristics of an ideal sense of humor as embodied in a known individual, our study examined elicited written narratives by male and female participants from three different countries of origin: United States, Iran, and ...
Sümeyra Tosun +2 more
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The Relationship Between Humor and Subjective Well-Being: The Mechanism of the Connotation of Humor [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesHumor has emerged as a vital component of human life, significantly influencing individuals’ well-being. This study aims to explore the effect of sense of humor on individuals’ subjective well-being and the mediating roles of perspective-taking and ...
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Subjective wellbeing, sense of humor and psychological health in hemodialysis patients [PDF]
Enfermería Nefrológica, 2019 Objective: To investigate the relationship between satisfaction with life in general, sense of humor, and anxiety, depression and stress with subjective happiness in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Luis Manuel Mota Sousa +5 more
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Assessing the Temperamental Basis of the Sense of Humor: Adaptation of the English Language Version of the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory Long and Standard Form [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 The State-Trait Model of Cheerfulness assesses the temperamental basis of the sense of humor with the traits and respective states of cheerfulness, seriousness, and bad mood. Cheerfulness is a dominant factor in current measures of the sense of humor and
Jennifer Hofmann +2 more
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Correlational study on the sense of humor and positive mental health in mental health professionals [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundMental health professionals require exceptional communication skills and the ability to maintain an empathetic and authentic attitude within the therapeutic relationship.
Sergi Piñar-Rodríguez +5 more
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The Mediating Role of Humor in Relation With COVID‐19 Fear, Anxiety and Depression of Bangladeshi People: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims The coronavirus (COVID‐19) outbreak induced fear and worry, which has been linked to a higher risk of mental health problems. A sense of humor may function by assisting in the reappraisal of threats or by making fear, anxiety, and ...
Md. Shahinoor Rahman +2 more
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