2019
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12751
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The effect of humour on nursing professionals’ psychological well‐being goes beyond the influence of empathy: a cross‐sectional study

Abstract: Scand J Caring Sci; 2020; 34: 474-483 The effect of humour on nursing professionals' psychological well-being goes beyond the influence of empathy: a cross-sectional study Background: Prior research has underlined the meaningful function of humour in nursing settings. Nonetheless, most of the empirical evidence on humour and nursing derives from approaches that mainly considered the potential beneficial effects of humour, neglecting potential detrimental effects of the dark side of humour. Moreover, little … Show more

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“…However, emotional distance is described as a mental health strategy, in that it prevents the patients’ pain and negative feelings from contaminating the emotional labour of the nurse, thus helping to maintain professionalism [ 51 ].. Our participants described this strategy as one used by men and linked it to greater professionalism. Notably, prior research points to the importance of finding a balance between involvement and distance, to avoid being negligent in the provision of care [ 53 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, emotional distance is described as a mental health strategy, in that it prevents the patients’ pain and negative feelings from contaminating the emotional labour of the nurse, thus helping to maintain professionalism [ 51 ].. Our participants described this strategy as one used by men and linked it to greater professionalism. Notably, prior research points to the importance of finding a balance between involvement and distance, to avoid being negligent in the provision of care [ 53 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The participants described establishing limits as a strategy that helped them strike a balance between respecting the patient’s privacy and understanding his or her emotional world through the therapeutic relationship, which improves the satisfaction of both the patient and the nurse [ 15 ]. A therapeutic relationship in which emotional limits are balanced increases satisfaction and reduces stress in palliative care for paediatric patients [ 53 ]. Hammonds et al [ 14 ] show that nurses (without reference to sex) typically set boundaries outside of work but also report that these limits are not uncrossable.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to the conceptualization of adaptive humor styles proposed by Martin et al ( 2003 ), individuals high in self-enhancing humor may be able to re-evaluate threatening events associated with COVID-19 more effectively, maintaining a cheerful but realistic outlook. An increased use of this humor style is correlated with greater optimism (Marrero et al, 2020 ), greater happiness and life satisfaction (Navarro-Carrillo et al, 2020 ), lower levels of anxiety and depression (Martin et al, 2003 ) and a better regulation of negative emotions (Torres-Marín et al, 2018 ). These empirical correlates are consistent with the notion that self-enhancing humor can contribute to overcoming the obstacles arising from COVID-19.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, one might expect a non-relevant role of this humor style in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, although self-defeating humor has been proposed as a detrimental humor style for individuals (Martin et al, 2003 ), other studies have highlighted its potential positive effect on self-esteem and certain indicators of wellbeing (Heintz & Ruch, 2018 ; Navarro-Carrillo et al, 2020 ). Thus, the use of self-defeating humor as a coping mechanism to deal with COVID-19 should be analyzed in an exploratory manner.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One study found a vacuole change from the cytoplasm of ganglion cells in animals injected with ethambutol. Ethambutol is a metal chelator, which can interact with zinc, copper and iron that cause damage to the mitochondria 8 Studies conducted on animals have demonstrated the toxic effects of ethambutol on electrophysiological visual systems as well as histopathology 4 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%