Care for Joy
Evaluation of a Humor Intervention and Its Effects on Stress, Flow Experience, Work Enjoyment, and Meaningfulness of Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22067244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marek Bartzik (0000-0002-2152-962X, University of Lübeck, corresponding author), Andreas Bentrup, Susanne Hill, Maria Bley, Eckart von Hirschhausen, Gerrit Krause, Peter Ahaus, Angelika Dahl-Dichmann, Corinna Peifer (0000-0002-6373-0866, University of Lübeck) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pages | 667821-667821 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.667821 |
| PMID | 34277539 |
| OpenAlex | W3179773313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 98 |
The media increasingly speak of a care crisis. Systematic support is needed to prepare nursing apprentices for the high demands of their profession and to reduce the number of nurses who finally quit. Particularly in stressful jobs like nursing, humor as a coping strategy can have a beneficial effect on perceived stress and overall work enjoyment. In this study, we used a humor intervention among nursing staff in training and evaluated its effects on humor, stress, work enjoyment, the meaningfulness of work, and flow experience. The sample consists of 104 nurses in training. The intervention group received a 3-h humor intervention, while the control group received no intervention. Positive and negative affect were measured immediately before and after the intervention. Humor was measured before the intervention (t 0 ) and again 6 months later (t 1 ); at t 1 , we again measured humor and also stress, work meaningfulness, work enjoyment, and flow experience. Our analyses showed a beneficial change in positive and negative affect right after the intervention. By means of repeated measures ANOVA we could further confirm an effect of the intervention on reported humor 6 months later. Humor mediated positive effects of the humor intervention on perceived meaningfulness of work, work enjoyment, and on the frequency of flow at work. Also, we found a significant negative relationship between humor and stress measured at t 1 . The results of this study confirm the effectiveness of humor interventions in promoting humor, and, through this, the meaningfulness of work, work enjoyment, and the frequency of flow experience. Implications of the use of humor interventions in the nursing profession are discussed
Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Clinical Psychology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Humor Studies and Applications · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |