An examination of support function of humor: Construction of a preference scale for supportive humor

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 270-277

  Miyato, Miki ^a   Ueno, Yukinaga ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hardiness to negative events; Humor; Mental health; Support function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PHILOSOPHY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMORALISM; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION;

EID: 0030254422     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.67.270     Document Type: Article

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