Liking sick humor: Coping styles and religion as predictors

Humor

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-277

  Saroglou, Vassilis ^a   Anciaux, Lydwine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active coping; Coping styles; Disgust; Emotions; Religion; Sick humor

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142738694     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/humr.2004.012     Document Type: Article

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