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标题：The impact of laughter yoga on subjective well-being: A pilot study
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作者：Melissa K. Weinberg ; Melissa K. Weinberg ; Thomas G. Hammond 等
期刊名称：The European Journal of Humour Research
电子版ISSN：2307-700X
出版年度：2013
卷号：1
期号：4
页码：25-34
DOI：10.7592/EJHR2013.1.4.weinberg
语种：English
出版社：Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
摘要：Laughter has been associated with a number of physiological and psychological benefits. Laughter yoga (LY) is a contemporary technique that encourages participants to mimic the act of laughing, with the goal of achieving positive psychological outcomes. This paper describes an exploratory pilot study to evaluate the effect of a single LY class on the psychological well-being of people who attended such sessions voluntarily. Forty-four participants (72.7% female, Mean age = 58.86, SD = 14.12) were recruited from LY clubs around Melbourne, Australia, and completed measures of well-being were taken before and after the LY class. Following the LY session, significant improvements in positive emotions and reductions in the severity of symptoms of anxiety and stress were reported. Importantly, the change in well-being was greatest for participants who were experiencing lower wellbeing prior to the class. These findings suggest that LY shows promise as an effective intervention to temporarily increase well-being.
关键词：subjective well-being; laughter yoga; mood