Effect of forced laughter on mood

被引：30

作者：

Foley, E ^{[1
]}

Matheis, R ^{[1
]}

Schaefer, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fairleigh Dickinson Univ, Dept Psychol, Hackensack, NJ 07601 USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2002年 / 90卷 / 01期

关键词：

D O I：

10.2466/PR0.90.1.184-184

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study examined the effect of a brief period of forced laughter on the mood Of adults. Participants (N= 17) rated their mood before and after 1 min. of forced laughter. Although the participants generally rated their mood as positive prior to the intervention, after forced laughter more participants rated positive affect significantly higher.

引用

页码：184 / 184

页数：1