| Title |
Humor as a character strength among the elderly
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, December 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00391-009-0090-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
W. Ruch, R.T. Proyer, M. Weber |
| Abstract |
Positive psychology studies what is best in people. In their classification of strengths and virtues, Peterson and Seligman [11] assign humor to the virtue of transcendence. Thus far, there is no specific study that deals with age-related changes in humor (as a strength of character) across a lifespan and its relation to well-being in the elderly. |
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| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 43 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 2% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 33 | 77% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 8 | 19% |
| Unknown | 35 | 81% |
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