ArticleFrontiers in psychology2018
Who Benefits From Humor-Based Positive Psychology Interventions? The Moderating Effects of Personality Traits and Sense of Humor.
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- Primary emotions as predictors for fear of COVID-19 in former inpatients with Major Depressive Disorder and healthy control participants.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Acting on Values: A Novel Intervention Enhancing Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being.Journal of happiness studies · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees' Distress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Change in humor and sarcasm use based on anxiety and depression symptom severity during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Evaluation of a Humor Training for Patients with Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- Toward a Unified Framework for Positive Psychology Interventions: Evidence-Based Processes of Change in Coaching, Prevention, and Training.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Care for Joy: Evaluation of a Humor Intervention and Its Effects on Stress, Flow Experience, Work Enjoyment, and Meaningfulness of Work.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Coronavirus Disease Stress Among Italian Healthcare Workers: The Role of Coping Humor.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
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. However, little is known about who benefits most from them. We aim at narrowing this gap by examining whether personality traits and sense of humor moderate the long-term effects of humor-based interventions on happiness and depressive symptoms. We conducted two placebo-controlled online-intervention studies testing for moderation effects. In Study 1 (
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