Remembering and anticipating stressors: Positive personality mediates the relationship with sense of humor

Humor

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-178

  Cann, Arnie ^a   Etzel, Katherine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor styles; Perceived stress; Positive personality; Sense of humor

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949091715     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMOR.2008.008     Document Type: Article

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