Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Author Spotlight: Advancements in Multiplex Detection of Respiratory Viruses
Published on: November 10, 2023
[Humour in the time of Coronavirus]
1Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno, Roma; tancredi.pascucci@uninetuouniversity.net.
Abstract:
In this study, we measure psychological suffering and emotional coping using humour among a sample of adult people during Italian lockdown to contain SARS-CoV-2 virus during 2020. We hypothesize that humour is a protective factor against a depressive state development, with the exception of some kind of humour style as aggressive or self-defeating. We revealed important psychopathology levels among subjects, the humour, more precisely self-enhancing one, is a protective factor against most psychopathological disorder, while there we did not find a significant correlation with depression and other humour scales, finding correlation with other humour styles and hostility, paranoia, and psichoticism scales.
Related Concept Videos
Stress and Mental Health
Individuals with depression often experience challenges in both their personal and professional...
Coping Strategies: Emotion Focused
Psychological Responses to Stress
The Uncertainty Principle
Kubler Ross's Stages of Dying
In denial, individuals reject the reality of their condition, often thinking, "This isn't true; I feel fine," as a way to protect themselves from...
Stress

