Literature DB >> 11898980

Effect of forced laughter on mood.

Erin Foley1, Robert Matheis, Charles Schaefer.   

Abstract

This study examined the effect of a brief period of forced laughter on the mood of adults. Participants (N=17) rated their mood before and after 1 min. of forced laughter. Although the participants generally rated their mood as positive prior to the intervention, after forced laughter more participants rated positive affect significantly higher.

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Year:  2002        PMID: 11898980     DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.1.184

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Psychol Rep        ISSN: 0033-2941


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Journal:  Am J Lifestyle Med       Date:  2016-06-23

2.  Intradialytic Laughter Yoga therapy for haemodialysis patients: a pre-post intervention feasibility study.

Authors:  Paul N Bennett; Trisha Parsons; Ros Ben-Moshe; Merv Neal; Melissa K Weinberg; Karen Gilbert; Cherene Ockerby; Helen Rawson; Corinne Herbu; Alison M Hutchinson
Journal:  BMC Complement Altern Med       Date:  2015-06-09       Impact factor: 3.659

3.  The use of humor in serious mental illness: a review.

Authors:  Marc Gelkopf
Journal:  Evid Based Complement Alternat Med       Date:  2011-01-03       Impact factor: 2.629

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