Psychological Factors, Immunocompetence, and Health of Breast-Feeding Mothers and Their Infants

Dillon, Kathleen; Totten, Mary C.

doi:10.1080/00221325.1989.9914587

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“…In a subsequent study, Dillon and Totten (1989) studied a group of 17 women just prior to giving birth and two months post-delivery. These subjects completed the CHS and also provided saliva and breast milk samples which were assayed for S-IgA.…”

Section: Stress-moderator Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ) and Coping Humor Scale (CHS): A decade of research findings

Martin

1996

Humr

139

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The Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ) and the Coping Humor Scale (CHS) are self-report measures of different aspects of the sense of humor that were developed in the context of an investigation of the stress-moderating effects of humor. The SHRQ assesses the degree to which subjects laugh andsmile in a wide variety of situations, and the CHS measures the degree to which respondents make use of humor in coping with stress in their lives. Both scales have been translated into more than 10 languages, and afairly large body of research findings has accumulated, providing evidence for the reliability and construct validity of these measures. This article reviews research on these scales with regard to (1) the stress-moderator hypothesis, (2) correlations with coping-related variables, and (3) the factor space occupied by the measures. The paper addresses the ränge of usefulness of both measures, äs well äs their limitations äs measures of sense of humor.

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Section: Stress-moderator Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ) and Coping Humor Scale (CHS): A decade of research findings

Martin

1996

Humr

139

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“…For example, in two separate investigations, humor was associated with enhanced immune function in participants who were predisposed to use humor as a routine coping device (Dillon, Minchoff, & Baker, 1985;Dillon & Totten, 1989). Furthermore, sense of coherence (Antonovsky, 1993) was associated with enhanced natural killer (NK) cell activity among older adults facing the stress of relocation (Lutgendorf, Vitaliano, Tripp-Reimer, Harvey, & Lubaroff, 1999).…”

Section: Immunitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?

Lyubomirsky¹,

King²,

Diener³

2005

Psychological Bulletin

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166

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Numerous studies show that happy individuals are successful across multiple life domains, including marriage, friendship, income, work performance, and health. The authors suggest a conceptual model to account for these findings, arguing that the happiness-success link exists not only because success makes people happy, but also because positive affect engenders success. Three classes of evidence-crosssectional, longitudinal, and experimental-are documented to test their model. Relevant studies are described and their effect sizes combined meta-analytically. The results reveal that happiness is associated with and precedes numerous successful outcomes, as well as behaviors paralleling success. Furthermore, the evidence suggests that positive affect-the hallmark of well-being-may be the cause of many of the desirable characteristics, resources, and successes correlated with happiness. Limitations, empirical issues, and important future research questions are discussed.

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“…On the other hand, in contrast to Martin and Dobbin's (1988) finding, baseline levels of s-IgA were positively related to sense of humor. Similarly, Dillon and Totten (1989), who studied 17 women before and after they gave birth, found a positive association between s-IgA concentration and sense of humor as measured by the CHQ. Lefcourt et al (1990) conducted three studies to examine the relation among sense of humor, humorous stimuli, and s-IgA.…”

Section: Sense Of Humormentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychosocial Factors and Secretory Immunoglobulin A

Valdimarsdottir

Stone

1997

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine

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This review focuses on studies that have examined the relation between psychosocial factors and secretory immunoglobulin A (s-IgA). Several studies have examined the relation between s-IgA and stressful circumstances ranging from major life events to minor daily events. The findings from these studies were often contradictory, since different experimenters reported different stress-related changes in s-IgA. The effects of stress reduction interventions, such as relaxation and imagery, on s-lgA levels have also been examined. Although these studies indicate that various interventions are associated with increases in s-lgA levels, methodological refinements are needed before more definitive conclusions can be made. The possibility that the relation between stress and s-IgA may be moderated by personality characteristics or mediated by psychological distress was supported in some studies. The review concludes with suggestions for future research.

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Psychological Factors, Immunocompetence, and Health of Breast-Feeding Mothers and Their Infants

Cited by 41 publications

References 16 publications

The Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ) and Coping Humor Scale (CHS): A decade of research findings

The Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ) and Coping Humor Scale (CHS): A decade of research findings

The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?

Psychosocial Factors and Secretory Immunoglobulin A

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