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Peceguina, I., Alcântara, I., Santos, A. C. & Arriaga, P. (N/A). Through the door or the looking glass? Comparing in-person and virtual hospital clowning impact on parents’ anxiety and children’s negative emotions. Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, N/A. https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2025-0117

I. Peceguina et al.,  "Through the door or the looking glass? Comparing in-person and virtual hospital clowning impact on parents’ anxiety and children’s negative emotions", in Humor - Int. Journal of Humor Research, vol. N/A, N/A

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	author = "Peceguina, I. and Alcântara, I. and Santos, A. C. and Arriaga, P.",
	title = "Through the door or the looking glass? Comparing in-person and virtual hospital clowning impact on parents’ anxiety and children’s negative emotions",
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Through the door or the looking glass? Comparing in-person and virtual hospital clowning impact on parents’ anxiety and children’s negative emotions
T2  - Humor - International Journal of Humor Research
VL  - N/A
AU  - Peceguina, I.
AU  - Alcântara, I.
AU  - Santos, A. C.
AU  - Arriaga, P.
PY  - N/A
SN  - 0933-1719
DO  - 10.1515/humor-2025-0117
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AB  - This study compared in-person and virtual hospital clown interventions to a control group, assessing children’s negative emotions and parental anxiety before and after intervention. Ninety-five children (52 girls, aged 4–17, M = 9.75) and their parents were assigned to intervention groups: in-person (n = 32), virtual (n = 32), or control (n = 31), based on randomization of the intervention day. After controlling for baseline measures and relevant covariates, no significant effects of intervention format were observed on children’s self-reported negative emotions or parents’ self-reported anxiety. However, parents in both intervention groups consistently reported positive perceptions of the clowns’ visit for their children and themselves, irrespective of intervention format. Thus, while parental perceptions were positive, quantitative analyses of self-reported emotions and anxiety were inconclusive regarding intervention effectiveness. Measurement considerations and participant characteristics are discussed.
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