Promoting Beneficial Humor in Counseling: A Way of Helping Counselors Help Clients

Gladding, Samuel T.; Wallace, Melanie J. Drake

doi:10.1080/15401383.2015.1133361

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“…In this study, the prediction of authenticity by positive humor overlaps with the finding that positive affect can facilitate acting outside cultural patterns (Ashton-James et al, 2009). Given the view that humor is an effective method against social constraints (Gladding, 1995;Gladding & Melanie, 2016), it can be inferred that it is also an effective method in stretching the social limitations encountered in reflecting authentic self. The use of humor as a force for change in the therapeutic process (Fitzpatrick & Stalikas, 2008;Sultanoff, 2013) also seems to be related to the acceptance and social acceptance of authentic existence.…”

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“…Through humor, a person is able to stretch priori assumptions and generate new cognitive syntheses (Papousek et al, 2017), and it may internally reinforce that problems can be difficult but not impossible to solve (Gladding, 1995;Gladding & Melanie, 2016). Besides these theoretical predictions, humor can activate parts of the brain that process complex information (Dai et al, 2017), can increase creativity (Wycoff & Pryor, 2003), and sincere smiling can broaden attention (Johnson, Waugh, & Fredrickson, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Humor can evolutionarily enable survival by facilitating adaptation to the environment (Caron, 2002). Humor can increase resilience in the face of life problems (Gladding, 1995;Gladding & Melanie, 2016;Smies, 2003), self-distance as well as mood problems (Keltner & Bonanno, 1997;Kuiper, Martin, & Olinger, 1993) and can be an important method of self-protection against social norms (Edwards & Martin, 2014;Freud, 1928;Pettifor, 1982) in dealing with problems that could threaten existence (Frankl, 1963).…”

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Özgünlük ile Olumlu Mizah Kullanımı İlişkisinde Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Kırılganlığın Aracılığı

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Türküm

2021

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In the literature, authenticity is stressed as one of the main sources of well-being. At the same time, authenticity is considered as crucial for functional therapeutic outcomes in many counseling approaches and therapeutic relationships. However, although authenticity is considered as an inherent determinant of well-being and therapeutic functioning, there are hardly any studies to explain authenticity. Therefore, the goal of the current study is to examine the mediating roles of cognitive flexibility and psychological vulnerability in the relationship between positive humor use and authenticity amongst undergraduate participants. In the study, data were collected from 660 participants through the Short Form of Authenticity Inventory, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Psychological Vulnerability Scale, Humor Styles Questionnaire and a personal information sheet. In the analysis of the data, a bootstrapping-based multi-mediation test was used. According to the results of the mediation test, partial mediation model was confirmed. In other words, it was revealed that the use of positive humor predicts authenticity both directly and indirectly through cognitive flexibility and psychological vulnerability. Findings were integrated and discussed within the framework of the relevant literature, and recommendations were offered.

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Özgünlük ile Olumlu Mizah Kullanımı İlişkisinde Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Kırılganlığın Aracılığı

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2021

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“…Although a practitioner may have control over the type of humour used, researchers have noted the importance of humour arising naturally with the need for it to feel genuine (Gladding and Wallace, 2016).…”

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The Role of Humour in the Social Care Professions: An Exploratory Study

Fogarty

Elliot

2019

The British Journal of Social Work

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Six social care professionals were recruited to take part in in-depth interviews that sought to explore their phenomenological experiences of humour within their place of work. Using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach, the results suggest that humour serves various important functions within social care. Humour can allow social care professionals to relieve themselves of negative emotions, to avoid stress and cynicism, to achieve a sense of normality and perspective and to engage with service users. The positive impact humour appears to have upon these professionals is in keeping with the humour–health hypothesis, which posits that humour enhances well-being. However, results from this study also suggest that humour may be capable of negatively impacting well-being. Arguably, these findings highlight the need to extend the humour–health hypothesis and incorporate the negative effects humour can have upon well-being. Results also indicate that, if used appropriately, humour can be utilised to benefit work performance and service user outcomes. The findings of this research hold important implications for how humour may be understood and fostered in social care training, practice and policy.

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“…When dealing with negative feelings, humor proves effective in mitigating negativity by fostering positive emotions, as demonstrated by functional magnetic resonance imaging studies that probe brain activity ( Wu et al, 2021 ). In theoretical psychotherapy papers, humor is linked to the establishment of a strong working alliance between therapist and client ( Meyer, 2007 ; Beermann and Samson, 2012 ; Sultanoff, 2013 ; Thomas et al, 2015 ; Gladding and Drake Wallace, 2016 ; Knox et al, 2017 ). Evidence for this connection is discerned in the positive impact of humor resulting from shared laughter, which enhances social bonding ( Silva et al, 2017 ).…”

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Humor in professional coaching: a literature review and research agenda

Vendl,

Alvarado-Alvarez,

Euwema

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionExtensive research has explored the incorporation of humor in therapy, revealing its potential positive effects on clients’ mental well-being and personal growth. However, limited research exists on how coaching could benefit from humor as an intervention and how its utilization impacts the interaction processes and outcomes for both the coachee and coach. Therefore, our research focuses on the use and effects of spontaneous humor within professional dialogues. This paper aims to extract insights from academic literature on humor in adjacent fields and apply these insights to the context of coaching.MethodsThis paper offers implications for coaching theory and practice, alongside a proposed research agenda. The initial phase involves analyzing reviews on humor in professional contexts, and coaching. Secondly, following the PRISMA guidelines for review, we identified 13 empirical studies, which address the role of humor in counseling, psychotherapy, and mentoring.Results and discussionOur findings suggest that humor serves as a valuable tool for establishing and deepening the working alliance, fostering adaptive coping mechanisms in clients, and enhancing the cognitive and behavioral process. Moreover, humor is shown to be advantageous for professionals in navigating challenging client relationships. These findings hold significance for the realm of coaching practice as well. In light of these insights, we propose the integration of humor use in education toolkits for coaching professionals.

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Promoting Beneficial Humor in Counseling: A Way of Helping Counselors Help Clients

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Özgünlük ile Olumlu Mizah Kullanımı İlişkisinde Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Kırılganlığın Aracılığı

Özgünlük ile Olumlu Mizah Kullanımı İlişkisinde Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Kırılganlığın Aracılığı

The Role of Humour in the Social Care Professions: An Exploratory Study

Humor in professional coaching: a literature review and research agenda

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