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Humor: a coping response for student nurses.

S L Warner1

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284.

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
|February 1, 1991
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Student nurses use humor as a coping mechanism in psychiatric settings when faced with bizarre situations or perceived threats. This cognitive strategy helps manage stress and achieve positive outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Nursing Education

Background:

  • Humor is recognized as a coping mechanism in healthcare.
  • Understanding student nurses' use of humor in psychiatric settings is crucial for support and training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the circumstances under which student nurses utilize humor as a coping strategy.
  • To analyze the antecedents and nature of humorous coping in psychiatric nursing students.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving 43 senior student nurses.
  • Content analysis of 38 anonymous narratives describing humorous situations.
  • Evaluation of emergent categories against Lazarus's theory of stress and coping.

Main Results:

  • Common antecedents for humor included novel/bizarre behaviors/thoughts, negative self-evaluation, and perceived threats.

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  • Tension manifested as anxiety, frustration, fear, and puzzlement.
  • Humorous coping, alongside cognitive appraisal, mediated stressful person-environment interactions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Student nurses employ cognitive and behavioral strategies to manage stress through humor.
    • Humor serves as an adaptive coping mechanism for student nurses in challenging psychiatric environments.
    • Findings align with stress and coping theories, highlighting humor's role in positive adaptation.