Frequency of Public Laughter in Relation to Sex, Age, Ethnicity, and Social Context

Chapell, Mark S.; Batten, Michael P.; Brown, J. A. C.; Gonzalez, E.P. Ruiz; Herquet, Gabrielle; Massar, Christopher; Pedroche, B. J.

doi:10.2466/pms.2002.95.3.746

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“…Although the distributions of gender, drinking status, and smoking status were similar, the proportions of those who exercised once or more per week, and people with educational attainment ≥10 years were lower in this study population compared with previous studies. Nevertheless, the results of the study are consistent with those of previous cohort and observational studies, which have reported that women tended to laugh more frequently than men did [22,33,34].…”

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Lifestyle factors and social ties associated with the frequency of laughter after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Fukushima Health Management Survey

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Lifestyle factors and social ties associated with the frequency of laughter after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Fukushima Health Management Survey

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“…During the COVID19 pandemic a UK medical doctor who admitted being scared stated the importance of 'laughs' [163], and humour was adopted as a defence mechanism by COVID19 caregivers (n = 20) in China [164], reflecting the benefits of laughter and humour in difficult environments. [165]. A systematic review (k = 15, n = 5,052) found personality affected humour style: extraversion correlated to positive humour, while neuroticism correlated to negative humour [34].…”

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Laughter and humour for personal development: A systematic scoping review of the evidence

Gonot-Schoupinsky

Garip

Sheffield

2020

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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Introduction: The accessibility of laughter and humour make them attractive choices for selfcare, and integrative medicine. There is a growing body of literature, but both fields are fragmented and the overall evidence has not been systematically reviewed. The relationship between health and personal development is increasingly recognized. This review scopes the evidence for laughter and humour interventions from the perspective of their potential benefits on personal development. Methods: A systematic scoping review used Joanna Briggs guidelines and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Scoping Review extension (PRISMA-ScR). Allpopulation laughter and humour interventions described in primary and secondary research from 1970, and in English, were searched in Web of Science and PubMed/Medline. Results: Analysis of 240 primary research articles (k), and 11 systematic reviews (K), identified k = 564 discrete articles with studies involving 574,611 participants (n). Twelve large studies (n >15,000) contributed 77% of participants. Classification analysis found more research relating to humour (k = 445, n = 334,996) than laughter (k = 119, n = 239,615) and identified diverse personal development outcomes associated with Biological, Psychological, Social, Environmental, and Behavioural (BPSE-B) factors. Conclusion:This review presents growing evidence for the diverse applications and benefits of laughter and humour. Multiple opportunities for self-care and interventional applications are described. The consideration of personal development outcomes may support tailored applications according to specific needs and objectives. An umbrella Personal Development Sensitivity: InternalTheory of laughter and humour, inclusive humour and laughter definitions, and a humourlaughter-affect model are proposed to unify the fields.

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Male Production of Humor Produced by Sexually Selected Psychological Adaptations

Greengross

2014

Evolutionary Psychology

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Frequency of Public Laughter in Relation to Sex, Age, Ethnicity, and Social Context

Abstract: This study investigated the frequency of public laughter in a total of 10,419 children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. Females laughed significantly more than males, and younger people generally laughed more than older people.

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Lifestyle factors and social ties associated with the frequency of laughter after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Fukushima Health Management Survey

Lifestyle factors and social ties associated with the frequency of laughter after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Fukushima Health Management Survey

Laughter and humour for personal development: A systematic scoping review of the evidence

Male Production of Humor Produced by Sexually Selected Psychological Adaptations

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