The Heart of the Matter: the Function and Relational Effects of Humor for Cardiovascular Patients
Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the possibility that cardiovascular patient health is enhanced by the intentional communication of humor and associated increases in relationship satisfaction. In an effort to study the relationship between these variables it was predicted that relationship satisfaction mediates the effects between humor functions and health. Questionnaire data was collected from members of two national support groups for patients of cardiovascular disease. Findings support humor functions distinguished in previous studies and support the hypothesis that relationship satisfaction mediates health. Specifically, distancing humor negatively predicted relationship satisfaction and health. These findings offer new insight into the variability of humor effects.
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Nicholas Lee Lockwood
Institution: University of Montana
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W800720695