Correlation between Humorous Coping Style and Health

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1992 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Psychological Reports, volume 70, pages 402-402 (issn: 0033-2941, eissn: 1558-691X,

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Authors: J L, Carroll; J L, Shmidt;

doi: 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.2.402

pmid: 1598364

Correlation between Humorous Coping Style and Health

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Abstract

A significant correlation of −0.34 was found between scores on the Situational Humor Response Questionnaire and a measure of perceived physical health for 51 college students. Mean scores on the questionnaire were similar to those of the original standardization population.

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Central Michigan University
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Health Status, Adaptation, Psychological, Humans, Female, Personality, Wit and Humor as Topic

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