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Erschienen in: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 1/2010

01.02.2010 | Beiträge zum Themenschwerpunkt

Sinn für Humor bei Älteren

Untersuchungen mit einer deutschen Fassung der Sense-of-Humor-Scale

verfasst von: Dr. R.T. Proyer, W. Ruch, L. Müller

Erschienen in: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie | Ausgabe 1/2010

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Abstract

Empirical studies on humor among the elderly are lacking. Based on the model of sense of humor by Paul McGhee, different age groups are compared (n=979) in the present study. Data suggest that playfulness and sense of humor are stable across different age groups (in a cross-sectional design) but that elderly participants were highest in positive mood. However, they also indicated that they laughed less and less easily than younger participants. Among the elderly, those who frequently (more than once a week) meet with friends and colleagues yielded higher expressions in different aspects of the sense of humor than those who meet friends and colleagues less often. Generally, humor was positively associated with personal and national well-being. However, among those participants older than 60 years of age, national well-being (i.e., satisfaction with the government, safety, or economics in the country) was negatively related to humor. Results are discussed together with a general outlook on the use of humor interventions for increasing the well-being and quality of life of elderly people.
Fußnoten
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Assessed via the standard form of the revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R).
 
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Controlling for all variables simultaneously in one analysis also did not change the coefficients strongly.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Sinn für Humor bei Älteren
Untersuchungen mit einer deutschen Fassung der Sense-of-Humor-Scale
verfasst von
Dr. R.T. Proyer
W. Ruch
L. Müller
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie / Ausgabe 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0948-6704
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-1269
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-009-0082-0

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