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Mallya, Sasha, Maureen Reed and Lixia Yang. 2019. A theoretical framework for using humor to reduce the effects of chronic stress on cognitive function in older adults: An integration of findings and methods from diverse areas of psychology. Humor 32 (1) : 49–72.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
This article synthesizes the literature on cognitive aging, emotion regulation, and humor, to supply a theoretical framework for the utility of humor in aiding successful cognitive aging. As older adults seem to have difficulty solving more intricate jokes, it is argued that low ravel, self-enhancing humor may be the most helpful humor form for older adults.