School-age children talking about humor
Data from focus groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12196647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline S Dowling (University of Massachusetts Lowell, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humor - International Journal of Humor Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0933-1719 • E-ISSN: 1613-3722 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/humor-2013-0047 |
| OpenAlex | W2053402784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 8 |
School-age children use humor to form relationships with peers and adults, to celebrate life through expressions of joy and laughter, to play with words to develop cognitive and linguistic competence, and as a way of coping with the psychological, social, and physical constraints of growing up. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into school-age children's understanding of humor and explore ways the children use humor to cope with daily life stressors using focus group methodology. In this study, eleven focus groups were conducted with four to six participants in each group at a local elementary and middle school. As anticipated, the developmental level influenced the type of humor the child thought was funny ranging from recalled riddles of second graders to more complex jokes and humorous observations of fourth graders to elaborate jokes and spontaneous witticisms from the sixth graders. Gender also played a role, with tickling being a common theme among the girls and the minor misfortunes of others among the boys. The children used humor to help them cope with the daily life stressors associated with interpersonal relationships, school and after-school activities, and life at home
Age groups · Cognition · Competence (human resources · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Laughter · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Digital Storytelling and Education · Humor Studies and Applications · Literacy, Media, and Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.42 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |