Psychological health and sense of humor

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 605-619

  Thorson, James A ^a   Powell, F C ^a   Sarmany Schuller, Ivan ^b   Hampes, William P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c Black Hawk College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMOR; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0030883474     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199710)53:6<605::AID-JCLP9>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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