Effect of forced laughter on mood.

Full Abstract

This study examined the effect of a brief period of forced laughter on the mood of adults. Participants (N=17) rated their mood before and after 1 min. of forced laughter. Although the participants generally rated their mood as positive prior to the intervention, after forced laughter more participants rated positive affect significantly higher.

Author information

Author/s: Foley, Erin (E); Matheis, Robert (R); Schaefer, Charles (C);

Affiliation: Raleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 90 (issue 1) : pp 184

Dates: Created 2002/03/18; Completed 2002/09/03; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11898980, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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