A comparison of humor styles, coping humor, and mental health between Chinese and Canadian university students

Humor

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-234

  Chen, Guo Hai ^a   Martin, Rod A ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (China)

Author keywords

Canadian; Chinese; Comparison; Coping Humor; Humor Styles; Mental Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547949972     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMOR.2007.011     Document Type: Article

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