Understanding the Association Between Humor and Emotional Distress: The Role of Light and Dark Humor in Predicting Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
Alberto Dionigi, Mirko Duradoni, Laura Vagnoli · 2023
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Alberto Dionigi, Mirko Duradoni, and Laura Vagnoli study how different styles of humor relate to depression, anxiety, and stress, published in 2023. Interest in humor and mental distress has grown, but past work rarely split humor into specific styles. Nor did it tie those styles to specific negative states.
A large sample of Italian adults completed an online survey covering eight comic styles. Regression analysis then linked each style to the three distress measures. Benign humor acted as a protective factor for all three. Irony tracked with higher anxiety and stress, and sarcasm with higher depression. Wit was protective for anxiety. The other styles showed no firm links in their analysis. The authors discuss the pattern against prior literature on humor and health.
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| CREATOR | Alberto Dionigi, Mirko Duradoni, Laura Vagnoli |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |