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Psychological health and sense of humor
J A Thorson1, F C Powell, I Sarmany-Schuller
1Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska, Omaha 68182, USA.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|October 8, 1997
Abstract:
Scores on the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) are shown to be related positively to a number of factors associated with psychological health, such as optimism and self esteem, and negatively with signs of psychological distress such as depression. Humor is a multidimensional construct that seems to be intimately related to quality of life.