@article{ref1,
title="The association between sense of humor and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies",
journal="Journal of loss and trauma",
year="2017",
author="Boerner, Michaela and Joseph, Stephen and Murphy, David",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="440-452",
abstract="Two studies (n = 73, n = 132) explored the association between sense of humor and trauma-related well-being outcomes. It was found that sense of humor was not associated with reports of posttraumatic growth as measured by the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Self-enhancing humor was positively associated with positive changes as measured by the CiOQ-P. Benign humor styles were associated negatively with emotion regulation difficulties and negative changes (CiOQ-N). Self-defeating humor was associated positively with negative changes, avoidant states, and emotion regulation difficulties. The results suggest that self-enhancing humor could be helpful in order to cope with trauma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-5024",
doi="10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504"
}