For example, psychologists measured the frequency and intensity of 41 people’s laughter over two weeks, along with their ratings of physical and mental stress. When you laugh, you take yourself or the situation less seriously and may feel empowered to problem-solve. Laughter in response to amusement is a healthy coping mechanism.
Researchers find that these positive emotions experienced with humor and laughter correlate with appreciating the meaning of life and help older adults hold a benign view of difficulties they’ve faced over a lifetime. They increase subjective well-being and life satisfaction. These feelings – like amusement, happiness, mirth and joy – build resiliency and increase creative thinking. Laughter produces positive emotions that lead to this kind of flourishing. Positive psychology researchers study how people can live meaningful lives and thrive. Steve Prezant/The Image Bank via Getty Images Laughter’s mental power Laughter has value across the whole lifespan. Both sexes laugh more with others than when alone. In studies, psychologists have found that men with Type A personality characteristics, including competitiveness and time urgency, tend to laugh more, while women with those traits laugh less. When you laugh in response to humor, you share your feelings with others and learn from risks that your response will be accepted/shared/enjoyed by others and not be rejected/ignored/disliked. For example, public speakers and comedians try to get a laugh to make audiences feel psychologically closer to them, to create intimacy.īy practicing a little laughter each day, you can enhance social skills that may not come naturally to you. Later, it’s an external sign of sharing an appreciation of the situation. Beginning early in life, infants’ laughter is an external sign of pleasure that helps strengthen bonds with caregivers. Linguist Don Nilsen points out that chuckles and belly laughs seldom happen when alone, supporting their strong social role.
Laughter creates bonds and increases intimacy with others. Deaf signers punctuate their signed sentences with laughter, much like emoticons in written text. You don’t even need to hear a laugh to be able to laugh. Many cognitive and social skills work together to help you monitor when and why laughter occurs during conversations. You must believe that other possibilities besides the literal exist – think about being amused by comic strips with talking animals, like those found in “ The Far Side.” Laughter’s social power To “get” a joke or humorous situation, you need to be able to see the lighter side of things. Inferring the intentions of others and taking their perspective can enhance the intensity of the laughter and amusement you feel. You need to mentally resolve the surprising behavior or event – otherwise you won’t laugh you might just be confused instead. Laughter, like humor, typically sparks from recognizing the incongruities or absurdities of a situation. Thomas Barwick/Stone via Getty Images Laughter’s cognitive powerĪ good sense of humor and the laughter that follows depend on an ample measure of social intelligence and working memory resources. Getting the joke is a good workout for your brain.
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