The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies

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The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies

Two studies (n = 73, n = 132) explored the association between sense of humour and trauma related well-being outcomes. It was found that sense of humour was not associated with reports of posttraumatic growth as measured by the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Self-enhancing humour was positiv...

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Main Authors:	Boerner, Michaela, Joseph, Stephen, Murphy, David
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2017
Subjects:	Humour Posttraumatic growth Trauma Posttraumatic stress Well-being
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43632/

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