Impact of Social Anxiety and Humor Styles on Mental Health

Qazi, Novera Obaid; Khizar, Umbreen; Baloch, Umber

doi:10.52131/pjhss.2021.0902.0134

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“…A study by Quazi [60] found that the use of adaptive humour styles (affiliative and selfenhancing) reduced social anxiety and resulted in improved mental health, whereas the use of non-adaptive humour styles (aggressive and self-defeating) exacerbated social anxiety and resulted in poorer mental health.…”

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Positive and negative aspects of employing humour in psychotherapy

Kucharski

2023

Arch Psych Psych

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The purpose of this article is to analyse the phenomenon of humour in therapy. Rod Martin [1] defines humour as a fundamentally positive emotion referred to as amusement, triggered by cognitive processes of appreciation of perceived amusing stimuli and non-threatening, funny incongruence, accompanied by specific facial and vocal expressions of laughter. Humour in therapy can play a significant role. It might be a form of therapy, one of the therapist’s competences, as well as a therapy technique. Notwithstanding the multiple qualities of humour, we need to recognise the risks involved in utilising it in the therapeutic process. In fact, the lack of ambiguity in the humorous message is likely to lead to misunderstandings between the patient and therapist. The patient may not have a clear comprehension of the humorous message and may not perceive the message to be humorous. They may also consider the humorous message inappropriate. Furthermore, humour is not a homogeneous phenomenon. There are styles of humour that are adaptive in nature, such as: affiliative humour and self-enhancing humour, and styles of humour that are non-adaptive, such as aggressive humour and self-defeating humour. The variability of humour styles in therapists and patients also needs to be addressed, as not all styles are suitable for therapy – they can disrupt relationships or impair patients’ self-esteem.

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Section: Styles Of Humour Vs Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Positive and negative aspects of employing humour in psychotherapy

Kucharski

2023

Arch Psych Psych

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The mediating effect of social intelligence in the association between social anxiety and mental health among Chinese nursing students

Bai,

Cui,

Hou

et al. 2024

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Social anxiety is highly prevalent among nursing students and is associated with poor mental health. However, the underlying mechanism in such an association remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the potential mediating role of social intelligence in the association between social anxiety and mental health using the Stress-Coping Model (SCM) as the theoretical framework. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 748 nursing students recruited from a Chinese University from December 2022 to March 2023. Students completed an online questionnaire to assess their social anxiety, social intelligence, and mental health. The PROCESS SPSS Macro (model 4) was used to test the mediation effect of social intelligence on the association between social anxiety and mental health. The results showed that nursing students had moderate levels of social anxiety, social intelligence, and mental health, which varied according to their profile characteristics. Social anxiety was negatively associated with mental health, and the association was partially mediated by social intelligence. Our study offers fresh insights into the impact of social anxiety on mental health and sheds light on the intricate mediating role of social intelligence. These findings offer valuable insights for research and clinical endeavors aimed at formulating psychosocial interventions to enhance the mental health of nursing students.

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Impact of Social Anxiety and Humor Styles on Mental Health

Cited by 2 publications

References 8 publications

Positive and negative aspects of employing humour in psychotherapy

Positive and negative aspects of employing humour in psychotherapy

The mediating effect of social intelligence in the association between social anxiety and mental health among Chinese nursing students

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