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Journal Title
Humor - International Journal of Humor Research
Year (definitive publication)
2023
Language
English
Country
Germany
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Abstract
Humor is a pervasive part of our daily lives that has several important social functions. Although past literature has suggested the existence of a link between certain components of humor and well-being, the extent and specific characteristics of this link are still unclear. To shed light on this issue, we conducted a scoping review of
the literature through which we identified 128 publications examining the association between humor components (i.e., styles of humor, coping humor, sense of humor, comic styles, and laughter) and psychological, physical, social, and general well-being. Overall, findings support a clear positive relation between all components of humor and psychological well-being, and a less pronounced positive association between humor and physical, social, and general well-being.
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Keywords
Humor styles,Well-being,Laughter,Coping humor,Sense of Humor,Comic styles
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Psychology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| PD/BD/150570/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| CMU/TIC/0055/2019 | Carnegie Mellon Portugal |
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