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Effect of forced laughter on mood.

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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 ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Feb in Journal: Psychol Rep (Language : eng)

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1. Psychol Rep. 2002 Feb;90(1):184

Effect of forced laughter on mood.

Foley E, Matheis R, Schaefer C

Raleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA.

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.

PMID : 11898980 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Erin	Foley	E
Robert	Matheis	R
Charles	Schaefer	C

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

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