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Foster, John E. "A critical, social and stylistic study of Australian children's comics /." Title page, contents and introduction only, 1989. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phf755.pdf.

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Fairclough, Natalie R. "Burnout in academics : the role of humour and optimism as stress buffers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/995.

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The relationship between university lecturers' perceived stress, use of humour to cope with stress, optimism, pessimism, and burnout was investigated. Participants included 180 lecturers from a range of Perth universities and disciplines. Questionnaire packages were delivered to the participants at their universities and were later returned to the researcher by mail. A principle components analysis was first performed on the Life Orientation Test-Revised, a self-report instrument designed to measure optimism, and demonstrated support for a two-dimensional model of optimism and pessimism. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was subsequently conducted to determine the ability of perceived stress, humour, optimism, and pessimism, followed by the interactions between perceived stress and humour, optimism, and pessimism, and then gender to predict lecturers' burnout. The results revealed that after perceived stress had been accounted for, humour and optimism had a significant main effect on burnout. Pessimism and gender were not significant unique predictors of burnout. The interactions between perceived stress humour, optimism, and pessimism did not predict burnout. The findings highlight the role of humour and optimism in predicting burnout, and the implications for burnout prevention strategies.

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Bednarz, Terri. "Humor-neutics analyzing humor and humor functions in the Synoptic Gospels /." Fort Worth, TX : [Texas Christian University], 2009. http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04212009-141303/unrestricted/Bednarz.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2009.
Title from dissertation title page (viewed May 5, 2009). Includes abstract. "Dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Brite Divinity School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Interpretation." Includes bibliographical references.

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Reff, Robert Charles. "Developing the humor styles questionnaire-revised : a review of the current humor literature and a revised measure." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Summer2006/r%5Freff%5F051706.pdf.

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Valencia, Cabrera Marlon. "Learning about humor teaching second language humor in ESL /." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2008/m_valencia_042808.pdf.

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Bippus, Amy Marie. "Humor in comforting interactions /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Butzberger, Michael William. "Humor as a communication tool in preaching." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Berry, Karlene. "The use of humor in counseling." Online version, 2004. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2004/2004berryk.pdf.

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Fields, Lisa G. "Effect of humor programs on recuperation time and medication usage." Virtual Press, 1996. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1014846.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if using a humor program affected hospital oncology and osteology patients' recuperation times or use of pain medications. A quasi-experimental, retrospective study was designed. Thirty pairs of patients were identified from existing records at a hospital that has a comprehensive humor program. One patient in each pair had used the humor program, the other had not. Chi-square analysis on the demographic variables of race, marital status, smoking status and sex showed no significant association between humor usage and all variables except sex. No correlation was found between patient age and humor program use. Independent t-tests (a = 0.05) were performed on the duration of stay for treatment and control populations, for the oncology and the osteology groups. No statistically significant differences were found in either population. Two independent t-tests (a = 0.05) were performed to analyze pain medication usage. The first examined the differences in the mean percent of p.r.n. pain medications used. Neither population showed statistically significant differences. The second t-tests examined coded scores for changes in pain medication orders. Again, no statistically significant differences were found in either population.
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Engel, Scott G. "Humor in therapy : an empirical examination." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1210538.

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In the psychological literature little has been written about the use of humor in therapy. Especially lacking is empirical data regarding the topic. In the current study I investigated the relationship between a personality characteristic, sense of humor, and the amount of humor used by a therapist in a mock therapy session. A 2 x 3 factorial design was implemented with participant's sense of humor and the amount of humor used by the therapist being the independent variables. I hypothesized that a moderate amount of humor would result in more positive ratings of the therapist than either the low or high humor conditions. I also hypothesized that participants who had a greater sense of humor would rate the therapist more positively. Results revealed a partial confirmation of the hypotheses. The greatest amount of humor used by the therapist resulted in decreased ratings of the therapist for a measure of appropriateness of humor and a measure of warmth and empathy. Also, the therapist who used the most humor was rated significantly less rigid and dull than the therapist who used no humor. Suggestions forfuture research in the area are given.
Department of Psychological Science

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Weller, Keith H. "The use of humor in preaching." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Franklyn, Blair Scott. "Towards a Theory of Postmodern Humour: South Park as carnivalesque postmodern narrative impulse." The University of Waikato, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2252.

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The philosopher Martin Heidegger describes humour as a response to human 'thrownness' in the world. This thesis argues that there is a form of humour which can be usefully described as postmodern humour and that postmodern humour reflects the experience of being 'thrown' into postmodernity. Postmodern humour responds to and references the fears, fixations, frameworks and technologies which underpin our postmodern existence. It is further contended that South Park is an example of postmodern humour in the way that it exhibits a carnivalesque postmodern narrative impulse which attacks the meta-narrative style explanations of contemporary events, trends and fashions offered in the popular media. South Park's carnivalesque humour is a complex critique on a society in which television is a primary instrument of communication, a centre-piece to many people's lives, and a barometer of contemporary culture, while at the same time drawing attention to the fact that the medium being satirised is also used to perform the critique. A large portion of this thesis is devoted to examining and interrogating the discursive properties of humour as compared to seriousness, an endeavour which also establishes some interesting links to postmodern philosophical discourse. This can be succinctly summarized by the following: 1. Humour is a form of discourse which simultaneously refers to two frames of reference, or associative contexts. Therefore humour is a bissociative form of discourse. 2. Seriousness is a form of discourse which relies on a singular associative context. 3. The legally and socially instituted rules which govern everyday life use serious discourse as a matter of practical necessity. 4. Ambiguity, transgression and deviancy are problematic to serious discourse (and therefore the official culture in which it circulates), but conventions of humorous discourse. 5. Humorous discourse then, challenges the singularity and totality of the official discourses which govern everyday life. Subsequently, humour has been subjected to a variety of controls, most notably the 'policing the body' documented in the writings of Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault. 6. Humour can therefore be understood to function in a manner similar to Jean-Fran ois Lyotard's concept of little-narrative's, which destabilize the totality of official meta-narratives. Furthermore, this thesis proposes strong links between the oppositional practices of the medieval carnival, as outlined by Mikhail Bakhtin, and the produced-for-mass-consumption humour of South Park. However, it also demonstrates that although South Park embodies the oppositional spirit of the carnival, it lacks its fundamentally social nature, and therefore lacks its politically resistant potency. More specifically it is argued that the development and prevalence of technologies such as television, video/DVD, and the internet, allows us to access humour at any time we wish. However, this temporal freedom is contrasted by the spatial constraints inherent in these communication/media technologies. Rather than officially sanctioned times and places for carnivalesque social gatherings, today, individuals have the 'liberty' of free (private) access to carnivalesque media texts, which simultaneously help to restrict the freedom of social contact that the carnival used to afford. Further to this, it is argued that the fact that South Park, with its explicit derision of authority, is allowed to circulate through mainstream media at all, implies asymmetric conservative action on the part of officialdom. In this sense it is argued that postmodern humour such as South Park is allowed to circulate because the act of watching/consuming the programme also acts as a deterrent to actual radical activity.

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Baldwin, Erin Jannett Maren. "Humor perception the contribution of cognitive factors /." unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-06172007-015744/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007.
Title from file title page. Mary Morris, committee chair; Diana Robins, Erin McClure, Eric Vanman, committee members. Electronic text (137 p. : ill.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Nov. 6, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-106).

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McDonough, Craig J. "The information-conveying ability of humorous texts : an analysis of "semantic objects" /." Connect to online version at Digital.Maag, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1989/4780.

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Boswell, Brian T. "From scat to satire toward a taxonomy of humor in twentieth century American media /." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/637.

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Hakala, John C. "The therapeutic use and effectiveness of humor in psychotherapy." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998hakalaj.pdf.

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Ellis, Stephen. "The bejeweled pig snout appropriate use of humor in preaching /." South Hamilton, MA : Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.068-0659.

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Thornton, Meghan Schwain Kristin. "The impression of humor Mary Cassatt and her rendering of wit /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6530.

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Illustrations not reproduced. The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on January 25, 2010). Thesis advisor: Dr. Kristin Schwain. Includes bibliographical references.

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Wiklinski, Barbara Cartnick. "Has humor a meaning for persons adapting to a cancer experience? : a phenomenological question /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1993. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11547066.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1993.
Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Keville Frederickson. Dissertation Committee: Maxine Greene. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-206).

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Chik, Pik Yuk. "Some correlates of children's humor." Monash University, Institute of Human Development and Counselling, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9144.

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Gibbs, Fran French 1945. "Humor as Experienced by Hearing Impaired Women." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565553.

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Bartholomew, Sherlene Hall. "An Annotated Bibliography of Literary Mormon Humor." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 1998. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTAF,40619.

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Carr, Cassandra Irene. "Wit and humor as a dramatic force in the Beethoven piano sonatas /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11223.

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Graham, Lisa Goldstein. "What is it like to be funny? The spontaneous humor producer's subjective experience /." [Yellow Springs, Ohio] : Antioch University, 2010. http://etd.ohiolink.edu/view.cgi?acc_num=antioch1275056868.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2010.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 22, 2010). Advisor: Jon Wergin, Ph.D. "A dissertation submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May, 2010."--from the title page. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-263).

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Boost, Jörn Max Friedrich. "An examination of the role of wordplay in Freud's theory of humour." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1985. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31948741.

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Orellana, Benado Miguel. "A philosophy of humour." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670407.

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Hauck, Mark Anthony. "A study into the form-language of art and its application to single camera video production." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1990. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.

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Boost, Jörn Max Friedrich. "An examination of the role of wordplay in Freud's theory of humour." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12367680.

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Bland, Lisa Elizabeth. "Humor, poetics, and performance in verbal interaction : examples from Italian /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008278.

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Smith, Jonathan S. ""It's just comedy" media effects of ethnic humor /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2003. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2890.

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Gilbert, Marion Grantham Youngs Richard Chalmer. "Cognitive development and humor comprehension with implications for teaching methodology." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1990. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9115223.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1990.
Title from title page screen, viewed November 23, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Richard C. Youngs (chair), Walter D. Pierce, Elmer A. Lemke, Larry D. Kennedy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-76) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Bouteneff, Peter. "The history, hagiography and humor of the fools for Christ." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1990. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p015-0201.

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Bellows, Jennifer L. "The effects of humor on mood state of older adults." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/941361.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if exposure to humor media improves mood states of older adults. The humor media consisted of four thirty minute videos. Ten subjects from a retirement community in East Central Indiana participated in the study. A control group and experimental group were assigned by the Activities Director of the retirement community. Each participant was administered the Profile of Mood States for the pretest and posttest measurement. The Profile of Mood States lists sixty-five adjectives and participants ranked on a scale of 0 to 4 how much they felt that mood within the past week. Members of the experimental group participated in fifteen minute interviews after the completion of the intervention.Total mood score means for the experimental group indicated an increase in positive mood from the pretest to the post-test. Total Mood Score means for the control group showed either no change or a decrease in positive mood. Because the sample size was very small,no statistical test of significance could be executed to test the null hypothesis. Based upon the qualitative interviews and the simple analysis of quantitative data humor media appears to have positive effects on the subjects in nursing homes and retirement communities. However, this intervention deserves further investigation with a larger sample that would allow for more rigorous statistical analysis.
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Troller, Peggy J. "Taking the "grim" out of Grim Reaper families, humor and the dying process /." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003trollerp.pdf.

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Sims, Elisa K. "Coping humor and quality of life in hospitalized cancer patients receiving chemotherapy." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1385485.

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Argent, William T. "Humor Recognition: A Comparative Analysis." PDXScholar, 1996. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4955.

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There are various approaches to the explanation of humor in the field of humor research. Some of these theories, while providing interesting insight into the phenomenon known as humor, remain limited in their ability to account for how humor is recognized. Others do not even address the issue. This thesis compares five different theories in humor research by analyzing the humorous short story "My Watch" by Mark Twain. These theories are: 1. a typological approach to humor, 2. a social- functional model, 3. incongruity theory, 4. Grice's Cooperative Principle taken from linguistic pragmatics, and 5. the General Theory of Verbal Humor devised by V. Raskin and S. Attardo. The comparative analysis, following an extensive review of the literature, first interprets the humor in the short story in the light of each theoretical model. During the course of the analysis, the limitations inherent in each theories' treatment of humor are illustrated and these argue and provide evidence for the adoption of the General Theory of Verbal Humor because of its greater sophistication in building a model of humor recognition. Furthermore, in analyzing Twain's short story this thesis establishes the generalizability of this more sophisticated theory to at least some types of literary humor, specifically the tall tale. Finally, further research implications and general connections between the theoretical approaches discussed in this thesis and the teaching of the English language to non-native speakers highlight the practicality of applying insights from humor research to the field of teaching.

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Hoffman, Melissa. "Does sense of humor moderate the relationship between leadership style and conflict management style?" online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3284029.

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Müller, Beate. "Komische Intertextualität : die literarische Parodie /." Trier : Wiss. Verl, 1994. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=005887648&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Reinshagen-Joho, Liane. "Humour : the other intelligence : Curt Goetz and Jorge Ibargüengoitia /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6677.

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Chastain, Stephanie G. "The gendering of humor : toward a feminist narrative /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6673.

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Bartel, Olivia. "Ted & Lee present the Bible an analysis of their intermediary role between drama and scripture /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Phelan-McAuliffe, Debra. "Male Sexual Aggression and Humor Response." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501074/.

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The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of sexually aggressive behavior through the examination of humor appreciation among male undergraduates. As compared to nonaggressive males, sexually aggressive males showed a significantly greater appreciation for humor which negatively stereotyped females, portrayed prejudicial views of rape-and rape victims, and contained content related to male sex drive and virility. Differences in humor appreciation were also found for males with high sex drive. Additional findings included correlations between aggressive drive and sexually aggressive status, as well as between sex drive and likelihood to rape.

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Dahl, Tracy A. "Lake Wobegon nation : imagining a community of Norwegian bachelor farmers /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1421129.

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Chen, Guohai Porter. "University teachers' humor production in the classroom and student ratings of teaching effectiveness." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38294679.

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Spatny, Jerry. "The positive effects of humor on affect and coping skills." Virtual Press, 1997. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1045630.

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The present study examined the relationship of sense of humor to affect and coping with humor ability. The participants were 147 Introductory Psychology students from Ball State University. Participants first took the Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ: Martin & Lefcourt, 1984), then observed 1 of 3 videos (i.e., sad, neutral, or humorous), which was then followed by the Coping with Humor Scale (CHS: Martin & Lefcourt, 1983) and the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL: Zuckerman & Lubin, 1965). The results indicate that sense of humor is inversely related to depression and hostility regardless of video condition but not with anxiety. Low sense of humor participants were influenced greatly as a function of the video condition but the high sense of humor paticipants were not. High sense of humor paticipants used humor to cope more than the low sense of humor participants in the sad video condition. The findings indicate that sense of humor is strongly related to depression, that depression levels can be reduced with a humor stimulus, and that those with a high sense of humor are more likely to use humor to cope with problems.
Department of Psychological Science

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Ditton, Donna S. "Humor, stress, coping, and communication apprehension : a test of empirical relationship." Virtual Press, 1993. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/864917.

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The purpose of this study was to test the relationship among sense of humor and three constructs: stress, humor as a coping mechanism, and communication apprehension. The participants were 352 midwestern university students. Respondents answered Likert type scales regarding the constructs.Pearson's correlations were computed to test the hypotheses and research questions. The results show significant, though not strong, relationships among all variables regarding sense of humor: stress, humor as a coping mechanism, and communication apprehension. The relationships between sense of humor and the two constructs, stress and communication apprehension, are unexpectedly positive. There are nonsignificant results between communication apprehension and stress.Since the results between sense of humor and stress are contrary to previous research and this is an original test between sense of humor and communication apprehension,further research is indicated. Future reliability and validity checks on the instrument are necessary.
Department of Speech Communication

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Strombom, Tracy A. "Humor and the problem solving behavior of married couples." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54792.

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The study was designed to measure the effects of a humorous experience on the problem solving behavior of married couples. Twenty married couples were randomly assigned to either a treatment or non-treatment group. Treatment couples viewed a humorous videotape prior to completing Olson and Ryder's Inventory of Marital Conflict (IMC). All couples were videotaped during their discussions of the IMC case situations and the tapes were later coded using Olson and Ryder's Marital and Family Interaction Coding System (MFICS). Data from the MFICS and the Post Discussion Form of the IMC were used in the statistical analysis. Couples who watched the tape prior to problem solving reported significantly higher levels of satisfaction with their decisions than couples who did not experience humor. They also reported a significantly higher level of involvement in discussing case situations that were similar to their own experiences than did the non-treatment group. It was predicted that treatment couples would experience less conflict and laugh more than non-treatment couples. This did not happen. It was also expected that there would be an interaction between the level of conflict that couples exhibited with the treatment condition and that the interaction would affect amounts of satisfaction and laughter. This did not demonstrate significance. The findings suggest that married couples can benefit from the use of humor prior to problem solving. They appear to be more focused in their efforts and to experience higher levels of satisfaction with the results.
Ph. D.

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Meyer, Kevin J. "The relationship between therapists' use of humor and therapeutic alliance." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1186189837.

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Hagemann, Michael Eric. "Humour as a postcolonial strategy in Zakes Mda's novel, The heart of redness." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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This thesis sought to demonstrate that humour and the grotesque are the primary tools by which Mda achieve his postcolonial strategies of "
writing back"
, that is, of asserting an identity in the face of colonial pressures, apartheid and the growing selfishness of many in the new, post-democratic South African society.

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Meyer, Anna R. "That wasn't funny! the critical humor of Otto Dix in Weimar Germany /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6111.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.
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