Do Humorous People Take Poorer Care of Their Health? Associations Between Humor Styles and Substance Use
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Do Humorous People Take Poorer Care of Their Health? Associations Between Humor Styles and Substance Use
A sense of humor is widely viewed as beneficial for physical health. However, some limited research suggests that humor may actually be related to increased smoking and alcohol consumption because humorous individuals may take a less serious attitude toward substance use. The purpose of the present study was to explore this hypothesis in greater detail in a sample of 215 undergraduate students....
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عنوان ژورنال: Europe’s Journal of Psychology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1841-0413
DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v8i4.461