Sense of humour and adolescents' cognitive flexibility

Esterhuyse, K.G.F.; Nortjé, Nico; Pienaar, Anri; Beukes, Roelf

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“…Parents often enjoy and encourage children's attempts at humour production, as it brings not only entertainment and pleasant emotions, but also the feeling of closeness between family members. Moreover, the ability to use incongruity humour in early childhood is one of the signs of children's giftedness (Bergen 2014); and as the sense of humour is closely associated with the intelligence (Esterhuyse et al 2013), parents are even more appreciative of children's use of humour.…”

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The current issue of the journal Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore was created as a collaboration between Estonian and Slovenian folklorists and ethnologists within the joint bilateral project, "Slovenian and Estonian Contemporary School Lore". The main objective of the project was to analyse and compare the contemporary school lore, its collecting, use, and dynamics in two European countries with different geographical positions and characteristics, with a similar history, and no direct contact. The project focused on tradition and transformations of the folklore material, playfulness, and creativity in (new) formats, and on how they reflect the social reality that produces them. The project aimed to apply a new dynamic comparative approach from an intercultural as well as diachronic and synchronic point of view, which offers a unique and innovative perspective in folklore studies of Slovenia and Estonia.School lore is folklore material that circles among schoolchildren mainly on the school (indoor and outdoor) premises, as well as folklore material that thematises school life. This material reflects the lifestyle, worldviews, and everyday issues of schoolchildren. It also shows what material transfers from one generation to another and has a potential to continue in time. Knowing that https://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol86/introduction.pdf Contemporary School Lore" BI-EE/20-22-009, and the project "Ethnological, Anthropological, and Folklore Studies Research on Everyday Life" ARRS P6-0088). The issue is also related to the research project EKM 8-2/20/3, "Narrative and Belief Aspects of Folklore", of the Estonian Literary Museum.

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“…In order to understand humor, the ability to disregard the literal meaning and to derive a deeper-extended meaning from what is not explicitly stated is required [49]. Moreover, there is evidence for a theoretical relationship between sense of humor and cognitive flexibility [50]. Humor is a coping strategy implying positive reappraisal and processing of witty verbal expressions which allows people to distance themselves from stressful events or situations, thus gaining perspective [51].…”

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Addressing Evidence Linking Secondary Alexithymia to Aberrant Humor Processing

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Lucci

Alexoudi

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Behavioural Neurology

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In this review, we explore current literature and assess evidence linking secondary (acquired) alexithymia to aberrant humor processing, in terms of their neurobiological underpinnings. In addition, we suggest a possible common neuropathological substrate between secondary alexithymia and deficits in humor appreciation, by drawing on neurophysiologic and neuroradiological evidence, as well as on a recent and unique single-case study showing the cooccurrence of secondary alexithymia and deficit in humor appreciation. In summary, what emerges from the literature is that the cortical midline structures, in particular the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and the insular cortex, seem to play a crucial role in the expression of both alexithymia and defective humor processing, while though to a lesser extent, a right hemisphere and bilateral frontoparietal contribution becomes evident. Neurobiological evidence of secondary alexithymia and aberrant humor processing points to the putative role of ACC/mPFC and the insular cortex in representing crucial processing nodes whose damage may produce both the above clinical conditions. We believe that the association of secondary alexithymia and aberrant humor processing, especially humor appreciation deficit, and their correlation with specific brain regions, mainly ACG/mPFC, as emerged from the literature, may be of some heuristic importance. Increased awareness on this topic may be of aid for neurosurgeons when accessing emotion-relevant structures, as well as for neuropsychologists to intensify their efforts to plan evidence-based neurorehabilitative interventions to alleviate the deleterious effects of such interpersonal communication deficits.

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“…Humor also facilitates greater cognitive flexibility through positive emotions (Buiting et al, 2020; Fredrickson, 1998), helping individuals to view stress from a flexible perspective. Many studies have demonstrated the positive effects of humor on cognitive flexibility (Berk, 2001; Buiting et al, 2020; Esterhuyse et al, 2013; Martin & Ford, 2018). Following this logic, when experiencing peer victimization, adolescents could utilize their humor, their cognitive coping ability, to change their perspective to reappraise such negative experiences.…”

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Associations Between Peer Victimization and Problematic Internet Use Among Adolescents: Humor Makes a Difference

Zheng

Chen

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J Interpers Violence

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With the increasing development of science and technology, the Internet has become an essential part of people’s daily lives providing great convenience. However, the Internet also leads to problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents, which has attracted increasing attention from the academic community. Peer victimization is a pervasive stressor among adolescents and has been proven to lead to a series of mental health challenges. Although the association between peer victimization and PIU has been well documented, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to understand how and when peer victimization increases the risk of PIU among adolescents. Building on Agnew’s general strain theory, this study hypothesized that depression mediates the relationship between peer victimization and PIU and humor moderates the mediating model. To examine these hypotheses, 469 middle school students were recruited to complete a series of questionnaires on peer victimization, depression, humor, and PIU. The results showed that depression partially mediated the relationship between peer victimization and PIU. A moderated mediation analysis indicated that humor moderated the indirect pathway, consistent with the reverse stress-buffering model, the relationship between peer victimization and depression was stronger for adolescents with high humor. However, the relationship between depression and PIU was weaker in adolescents with high humor, which is in line with the stress-buffering model. These findings could be of significance in understanding the underlying mechanism of PIU associated with peer victimization and provide a new perspective for preventing PIU among adolescents, especially those experiencing peer victimization. The limitations and considerations for future research are discussed.

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Sense of humour and adolescents' cognitive flexibility

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