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Humor as a protective factor against anxiety and depression.
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- Temporal stability of optimism and pessimism (LOT-R) over 6 years in the general population.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Psychological Flexibility, Coronavirus Anxiety, Humor and Social Media Addiction During COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey.International journal for the advancement of counseling · 2022Article
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- Negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses can be buffered by a sense of humor and appreciation.BMC nursing · 2021Article
- Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Use and Burnout: Optimism as a Mediator in Spanish Nurses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Change in humor and sarcasm use based on anxiety and depression symptom severity during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Characterization and Comparison of the Utilization of Facebook Groups Between Public Medical Professionals and Technical Communities to Facilitate Idea Sharing and Crowdsourcing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Emotional Intelligence Profiles and Mobbing in Nursing: The Mediating Role of Social Support and Sensitivity to Anxiety.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021Article
- Reimagining Patient-Centered Care During a Pandemic in a Digital World: A Focus on Building Trust for Healing.NAM perspectives · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesEven though humor its part of everyday life, only in the last 40 years has Psychology begun to discern its impact on mental health. The aim of this paper is to explore the role that humor styles may have as protectors against anxiety and depression and their relationship with optimism.
methodA sample of 804 participants (
resultsMen and women differ in the use of a more aggressive humor style, and the use of affiliative humor styles decreases with age. The structural equation model indicated a good fit to the proposed theoretical model.
conclusionsHumor is a tool of everyday life and it can act for or against an individual's mental health.
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