Moderating Role of Sense of Humor to the Relationship Between Stressful Events and Mental Health
- VernacularTitle:幽默感对压力事件与心理健康关系的调节作用
- Author:
Lixin YUAN
;
Jijia ZHANG
;
Man CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sense of humor;
Mental health;
Stressful events
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate moderating role of sense of humor to the relationship between stressful events and mental health. Methods: 836 middle-school students were investigated by MSHS, ASLEC and GHQ-20. Results: Sense of humor had a positive effect on students’ mental health, and strong humor could deduce the level of anxiety and depressed emotion. Sense of humor could buffer the relationship of stressful events and depression, but it could not adjust the relationship of stressful events with self-affirmation and anxiety. Conclusion: Sense of humor has a moderating effect on the stressful events and some aspects of mental health.
