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Effect of forced laughter on mood
- Source :
- Psychological reports. 90(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- This study examined the effect of a brief period of forced laughter on the mood of adults. Participants ( N = 17) rated their mood before and after 1 min. of forced laughter. Although the participants generally rated their mood as positive prior to the intervention, after forced laughter more participants rated positive affect significantly higher.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Motivation
Laughter Therapy
media_common.quotation_subject
Treatment outcome
Affect (psychology)
behavioral disciplines and activities
Laughter
Affect
Mood
Treatment Outcome
Intervention (counseling)
mental disorders
medicine
Humans
Female
Psychology
Psychiatry
Students
General Psychology
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Psychological reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0494f4299e47aea1f5a76a32b5849b35