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31.03.2023 | Research Paper

The Effects of Humor Intervention on Teenagers’ Sense of Humor, Positive Emotions, and Learning Ability: A Positive Psychological Perspective

verfasst von: Yu-Hsiu Liao, Mei-Fang Lee, Yao-Ting Sung, Hsueh-Chih Chen

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 4/2023

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Abstract

Amid widespread concerns about the mental health of teenagers, this quasi-experimental study examines the effects of a classroom humor intervention on 268 seventh graders’ positive emotions, as well as their sense of humor and language ability. The participants completed self-report measures and a language exam before and after the intervention, which lasted six weeks. Analysis of covariance and mediation analysis were used to evaluate the effects. The results supported the researchers’ hypotheses that the humor intervention would significantly increase learners’ positive emotions, sense of humor, and language ability. The mediation analysis revealed that sense of humor mediated the relationship between the humor intervention and positive emotions, and that neither sense of humor nor positive emotion was the sole factor contributing to the observed learning gains. The study concludes that the intervention helped foster a learner-friendly environment in which the participants increased their positive emotions, sense of humor and language ability simultaneously, and makes recommendations for practitioners and future researchers on that basis.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Effects of Humor Intervention on Teenagers’ Sense of Humor, Positive Emotions, and Learning Ability: A Positive Psychological Perspective
verfasst von
Yu-Hsiu Liao
Mei-Fang Lee
Yao-Ting Sung
Hsueh-Chih Chen
Publikationsdatum
31.03.2023
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 4/2023
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-023-00654-2

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