Michaela Boerner
The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies
Boerner, Michaela; Joseph, Stephen; Murphy, David
Authors
Stephen Joseph
Professor DAVID MURPHY david.murphy@nottingham.ac.uk
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION
Abstract
Two studies (n = 73, n = 132) explored the association between sense of humour and trauma related well-being outcomes. It was found that sense of humour was not associated with reports of posttraumatic growth as measured by the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Self-enhancing humour was positively associated with positive changes as measured by the CiOQ-P. Benign humour styles were associated negatively with emotion regulation difficulties and negative changes (CiOQ-N). Self-defeating humour was associated positively with negative changes, avoidant states and emotion regulation difficulties. The results suggest that self-enhancing humour could be helpful in order to cope with trauma.
Citation
Boerner, M., Joseph, S., & Murphy, D. (in press). The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies. Journal of Loss and Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 9, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Jun 20, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 20, 2017 |
Journal | Journal of Loss and Trauma |
Print ISSN | 1532-5024 |
Electronic ISSN | 1532-5032 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504 |
Keywords | Humour, Posttraumatic growth, Trauma, Posttraumatic stress, Well-being |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/852380 |
Publisher URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504 |
Additional Information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Loss and Trauma on 27/03/2017 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504 |
Contract Date | Jun 20, 2017 |
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