Humor, Aging, and Life Review: Survival Through the Use of Humor

Lurie, Abraham; Monahan, Kathleen

doi:10.1080/15332985.2014.884519

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“…Consistent with this reasoning, Marziali, McDonald, and Donahue (2008) found a positive association between people’s use of humor to cope with stress and their feelings of efficacy. Lurie and Monahan (2015) also argued that humor can help aging adults cope with physical disabilities and other life challenges.…”

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Older Parents’ and Middle-Aged Children’s Communication as Predictors of Children’s Successful Aging

Bernhold

2018

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

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The communicative ecology model of successful aging (CEMSA) examines how people’s language and communication surrounding the aging process (e.g., making age-related excuses) predicts successful aging. Using the CEMSA, this study examined how middle-aged U.S. American children’s and their parents’ age-related communication predicts children’s subjective perceptions of their own successful aging, via children’s aging efficacy. Three communication profiles emerged for children and their parents, namely engaged, bantering, and disengaged agers. Path analysis revealed that parents’ age-related communication predicted children’s successful aging, via children’s aging efficacy. Relative to children with disengaged parents, children with bantering parents were more likely to be efficacious with respect to their aging, which in turn positively predicted successful aging. The language and communication people observe from older family members may be consequential in shaping their aging trajectories for the better or worse.

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Older Parents’ and Middle-Aged Children’s Communication as Predictors of Children’s Successful Aging

Bernhold

2018

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

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“…Humor -mostly through laughter-enhances the function of the muscular and endocrine system (Berk, 2001) as well as the circulatory's (Berk, 2001;Gremigni, 2013;Kim et al, 2015) and immune system's functioning (Gremigni, 2013;Wilkins & Eisenbraun, 2009). Humor can also alter the subjective sense of pain (Linge-Dahl et al, 2018;Lurie & Monahan, 2015). Usually, the actual level of health is measured with specific procedures including electrocardiography or examining the endocrine gland by using imaging techniques etc.…”

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“…Furthermore, humor mediates and improves the aging process. Older adults manage physical, cognitive, and social losses more effectively with humor (Lurie & Monahan, 2015). In this way, they gain control over the process of aging and everyday incidents (Marziali et al, 2008;Ruch et al, 2010).…”

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“…Another benefit of humor is that through laughter contributes to the function of the central nervous system, the muscular and the endocrine system (Berk, 2001) as well as the circulatory system (Berk, 2001;Kim et al, 2015). Humor decreases the arterial pressure and the levels of several stress hormones in the blood and by extension, it relieves subjective pain (Linge-Dahl et al, 2018;Lurie & Monahan, 2015;Mahony et al, 2001) and it seems to improve immune system's functioning in general (Gremigni, 2013;Wilkins & Eisenbraun, 2009). Humor discharges the superfluous energy that is accumulated through daily events and interactions, diminishes stress and depression levels, fills life with meaning, restores psychological and physical balance and boosts physical health and subjective sense of wellbeing (Crawford & Caltabiano, 2011;Falkenberg et al, 2011;Martin & Kuiper, 2016;Leist & Müller, 2013;Peterson et al, 2006;Ruch & Heintz, 2013;Ruch & Hofmann, 2017;Ruch et al, 2010).…”

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Humor in aging: is it able to enhance wellbeing in community dwelling older adults?

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The present study aimed at examining the effects of humor on community-dwelling older adults’ wellbeing. A humor-based intervention was introduced to older adults - members of the Open Care Center for Older Adults, in order to enhance five components of wellbeing as psychological flourishing (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment). The sample consisted of 40 (20 male, 20 female) participants aged 65-91 years old, screened for depressive symptomatology and objective cognitive impairment. Participants were randomly divided into two groups (experimental / control group), matched in age, gender, and education, and were assigned two different researcher-administered tasks (recollection of humorous events / recollection of early memories) respectively. The Positive Psychological Intervention (PPI) of humor and the control condition lasted one month. Wellbeing was measured by the PERMA Profiler instrument at three times (pretest, posttest, follow-up). The results regarding the specific components of wellbeing as psychological flourishing showed that only the participants in the experimental condition tended to score higher in the posttest assessment compared to the pretest measurement and these results remained relatively unaffected one month after the intervention (follow-up). Hence a humor-based intervention could indeed contribute to the improvement of wellbeing as psychological flourishing in aging.

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“…In Play and Its Role in the Mental Development of the Child, Russian psychiatrist Lev S. Vygotsky (1967) stated: Baer (1993Baer ( , 2014, Barnett (1985), Barnett and Kleiber (1982), Lieberman (1965), and Vandenberg (1980) Skills for cooperation Spinka et al (2001) The ability to interpret ambiguous social cues Pellis (2010) and Spinka et al (2001) Positive affect Barnett (1991) and Jenvey and Jenvey (2002) The ability to find meaning in experiences, or meaning-making Bruner (1990) Imagination, creativity, teamwork, and even perceived stress and styles of coping Barnett (1991), Lieberman (2014), Lurie and Monahan (2015), Magnuson (2011), andSherrod (1980) Emotional and self-regulation Christiano and Russ (1996) The ability to be a peaceful, productive member of community Sutton-Smith ( 2009)…”

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Building Positive Emotions and Playfulness

Tidmand

2021

The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education

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This chapter focuses on the What? Why? and How? of building positive emotions and playfulness. What are positive emotions and playfulness? Why are these concepts part of the foundation of positive education? And How may we build positive emotions and playfulness in our pedagogical practice. In the profession of teaching, positive emotions and playfulness are closely linked to the development of coping skills and strategies, social competencies, cognitive competencies, and learning, as well as to the VIA character strengths. The chapter gives examples and suggestions as to how positive emotions and playfulness may be implemented in the three phases of teaching: preparation and lesson planning, pedagogical practice in the classroom, and evaluation of the lesson. The chapter furthermore looks into how positive emotions and playfulness are part of and contribute to the positive educational framework, to both student and staff wellbeing in the classroom, and as well as in the learning institution as a workplace.

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Humor, Aging, and Life Review: Survival Through the Use of Humor

Abstract: Erickson (1963) terms, "the end stage of life," through the lens of humor. These issues include: identity, self-esteem, heritage and culture, mortality, loss, and self-worth.

Cited by 15 publications

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Older Parents’ and Middle-Aged Children’s Communication as Predictors of Children’s Successful Aging

Older Parents’ and Middle-Aged Children’s Communication as Predictors of Children’s Successful Aging

Humor in aging: is it able to enhance wellbeing in community dwelling older adults?

Building Positive Emotions and Playfulness

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