Abstract

Recent decades have witnessed growing empirical interest in the relationship between humor and health. Most clinical studies have explored humor primarily as an adjunct to more traditional therapies. While a number of these substantiate the salutary benefits of laughter, they offer only tentative methods for its evocation. The viewpoint of those whose health has been alleged to be improved by humor has been underrepresented in the relevant literature. The current study bridges gaps in that literature by evaluating the Humor Group, a unique therapeutic modality which used humor deliberately as the focal point of treatment.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9956272; ProQuest document ID: 304552772. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Pamela B. Minden, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Interpretive Perspective

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Humor, Coping Strategies, Patient Health, Therapeutic Modalities, Nursing Students

Advisor

Mariamne Whatley

Second Advisor

Colleen Capper

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Degree Year

1999

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-02-02

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