The Laughter Prescription

Louie, Dexter; Brook, Karolina; Frates, Elizabeth Pegg

doi:10.1177/1559827614550279

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“…These studies tried to argue that humor is an indispensable method of communication, quite important for mental and emotional well-being. Still, other studies linked the notion of humor to therapy and the internet ( Louie et al., 2016 ; Dionigi and Canestrari, 2018 ; Cropley and Galloway, 2001 ).…”

Section: Memes and Caricaturementioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 humor in Jordanian social media: A socio-semiotic approach

Hussein¹,

Aljamili

2020

Heliyon

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The Coronavirus has wrapped the whole universe with a mood of fear, depression, anxiety and loss of hope. It has made countries of the world, west and east, rich and poor, advanced and underdeveloped, all engaged in a common task: facing one ‘invisible’ enemy; the pandemic. The consequences are conditions that, the UN states, have not been experienced since the horrific conditions of World War II resulting into heavy toils in the number of victims. The normal course of life has now changed. The pressing demand is the adaptation to various new measures including curfews and the restrictions on mass mobility. These conditions managed to alter the long-established rhythm of daily course of life. This paper focuses on how Jordanian social media is contributing in overcoming Pandemic anxiety burdens and offering relief. For this purpose, the study undertakes a two-track task. A survey is compiled to elicit social media users' opinions concerning the effect of humor on people's well-being. Participants were given questions on humor and were also asked to give their impressions on a selection of 20 humorous figures attached as a link within the survey. 1274 participants responded. Likert's five-point scale was adapted to analyze the data. Second, the paper examined these twenty selected memes and caricatures extracted from Jordanian social media websites. The study applied Kress and Leeuween's approach of social semiotics. The objective is to identify and analyze specific semiotic patterns in COVID-19 related caricatures and memes in Jordanian social media in order to demonstrate how humor can be used as means of softening the grim mood created by the Pandemic through examining the data from a social-semiotic perspective.

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Section: Memes and Caricaturementioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 humor in Jordanian social media: A socio-semiotic approach

Hussein¹,

Aljamili

2020

Heliyon

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“…Laughter yoga is laughter followed by relaxation breathing techniques in yoga [34]. Furthermore, laughter yoga is a fun activity that provides an opportunity for individuals to reduce the pressures of life and increase the individual's ability to make good decisions in life [35].…”

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The Effectiveness of Laughter Yoga to Improve Individual and Peer Happiness Among Cancer Patients

Werdani

2023

Indonesian Journal of Cancer

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Background: Cancer therapy during the pandemic causes physical and psychological problems. It impacts happiness in their lives. Laughter yoga is an intervention that can increase happiness. The purpose of this study is to prove that laughter yoga can increase the achievement of individual and peer happiness in cancer patients undergoing therapy in a pandemic situation. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental with a non-equivalent control group design. The total sample was 40 cancer patients at the Indonesia Cancer Foundation East Java selected through the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In the implementation, 20 people belong to the intervention group (IG) and 20 other people belong to the control group (CG). The IG provided laughter yoga 2x/a week for 4 weeks with 14 steps, while CG only through daily activities. Both groups conducted pre-test and post-tests using The Subjective Happiness Scale. The scale consists of two indicators: individual happiness and peers’ happiness. In addition, the calculation of the two indicators is done separately. The instrument has been tested for its validity and reliability. The data were normally distributed (Shapiro-Wilk test p > 0.05). Statistical test was conducted using paired t-test (p < 0.05) to test the pre-post data in both groups and independent sample t-test (p < 0.05) to test the effectiveness of the intervention compared to the control group.Results: Demographic data of respondents was homogenous. The mean score of individual and peer happiness before and after intervention in the IG increased. It means that respondents had better happiness. Meanwhile, in the CG there was a stagnation score of individual and peer happiness. Paired t-test in the IG showed that individual and peers’ happiness got the same p-value < 0.001 each. In the CG, individual happiness records p = 1.000 and peers’ happiness p = 0.083. Statistical tests conducted by Independent t-test to compare IG and CG had the p = 0.012 for individual happiness and p = < 0.001 for peers’ happiness.Conclusions: Laughter yoga has a significant effect to enhance individual and peer happiness compared to respondents who only carry out normal daily activities, especially for cancer patients undergoing therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…A study in Japanese adults (n = 52,320) found three-quarters did not laugh each day [65]. Prescribing laughter is recommended by the medical community, including as at tool for Lifestyle Medicine [150], and the Laughie one-minute laughter prescription was developed as a convenient way to prescribe laughter. The Laughie was found to increase well-being by 16% in healthy adults used three times a day for a week (n = 22) [16].…”

Section: Psychological: Laughter Researchmentioning

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Laughter and humour for personal development: A systematic scoping review of the evidence

Gonot-Schoupinsky

Garip

Sheffield

2020

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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Introduction: The accessibility of laughter and humour make them attractive choices for selfcare, and integrative medicine. There is a growing body of literature, but both fields are fragmented and the overall evidence has not been systematically reviewed. The relationship between health and personal development is increasingly recognized. This review scopes the evidence for laughter and humour interventions from the perspective of their potential benefits on personal development. Methods: A systematic scoping review used Joanna Briggs guidelines and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Scoping Review extension (PRISMA-ScR). Allpopulation laughter and humour interventions described in primary and secondary research from 1970, and in English, were searched in Web of Science and PubMed/Medline. Results: Analysis of 240 primary research articles (k), and 11 systematic reviews (K), identified k = 564 discrete articles with studies involving 574,611 participants (n). Twelve large studies (n >15,000) contributed 77% of participants. Classification analysis found more research relating to humour (k = 445, n = 334,996) than laughter (k = 119, n = 239,615) and identified diverse personal development outcomes associated with Biological, Psychological, Social, Environmental, and Behavioural (BPSE-B) factors. Conclusion:This review presents growing evidence for the diverse applications and benefits of laughter and humour. Multiple opportunities for self-care and interventional applications are described. The consideration of personal development outcomes may support tailored applications according to specific needs and objectives. An umbrella Personal Development Sensitivity: InternalTheory of laughter and humour, inclusive humour and laughter definitions, and a humourlaughter-affect model are proposed to unify the fields.

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The Laughter Prescription

Cited by 25 publications

References 31 publications

COVID-19 humor in Jordanian social media: A socio-semiotic approach

COVID-19 humor in Jordanian social media: A socio-semiotic approach

The Effectiveness of Laughter Yoga to Improve Individual and Peer Happiness Among Cancer Patients

Laughter and humour for personal development: A systematic scoping review of the evidence

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