Subjektivna kvaliteta života i humor

professional thesis

• Author: Vinka Pučić
• Mentor: Gorka Vuletić (mentor)
• Committee member: Nina Pavlin-Bernardić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Gorka Vuletić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Bruna Profaca (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-07-04, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Dugo vremena istraživanja na području humora nisu shvaćena ozbiljno, no u zadnjih dvadesetak godina bilježi se značajan porast interesa i promjena perspektive vezana za ovo područje. Stručnjaci se bave pitanjima kako humor može olakšati suočavanje sa stresom, poboljšati socijalne odnose ili smanjiti simptome neke bolesti. Danas, humor se koristi kao dodatak konvencionalnom liječenju s ciljem pomaganja klijentima u suočavanju sa simptomima, poboljšanju rehabilitacije kroz emocionalni, kognitivni, socijalni i fiziološki utjecaj, kao i jačanje i olakšavanje terapije i osnaživanje klijenta. Koristi se i kao samostalna intervencija kroz trening humora i terapije humorom i smijehom u zdravstvenom i kliničkom kontekstu. No, slabo je istraženo imaju li intervencije humorom učinak na nečiju sreću i zadovoljstvo životom. Jedna od najvećih poteškoća istraživanja metodološke je prirode. Humor i subjektivna kvaliteta života višedimenzionalni su konstrukti te među stručnjacima trenutno ne postoji konsenzus oko mjerenja i istraživačkog pristupa. Stoga, u ovom radu predstavljena su relevantna istraživanja odnosa humora i subjektivne kvalitete života te intervencija humorom koje se koriste u različitim okruženjima. Procijenjen je učinak takvih intervencija na zadovoljstvo životom i sreću kod različitih uzoraka sudionika te su izdvojene preporuke za daljnji klinički rad. Humor ima veliki potencijal u primjeni te su rezultati učinkovitosti intervencija na zadovoljstvo životom i sreću obećavajući. Uz to, humor pozitivno utječe na brojne druge konstrukte koji su značajni za nečiju subjektivnu kvalitetu životu, što daje dodatnu važnost njegove primjene u kliničkom i zdravstvenom kontekstu.

Abstract (english)

Research in the field of humor has not been taken seriously for a long time, but in the last twenty years there has been a significant increase in interest and a change in perspective related to humor. Experts deal with issues about how humor can make it easier to cope with stress, improve social relationships or reduce the symptoms of an illness. Today, humor is used as an adjunct to conventional treatment with the goal of helping clients cope with symptoms, improving rehabilitation through emotional, cognitive, social, and physiological impact, and strengthening and facilitating therapy and empowering clients. It is also used as a stand-alone intervention through humor training and humor and laughter therapies. But little research has been done on whether humor interventions affect one’s happiness and life satisfaction. One of the greatest research challenges is methodology. Humor and subjective quality of life are multidimensional constructs and there is currently no consensus among experts about measurement and research approaches. Therefore, this paper presents relevant research on the relationship between humor and subjective quality of life and humor interventions used in different settings. The effect of such interventions on life satisfaction and happiness in different samples of participants are assessed and recommendations for further clinical work are identified. Humor has a great potential in the application and the results of effective intervention on life satisfaction and happiness are promising. In addition, humor positively affects several other variables that are significant to one’s subjective quality of life, giving additional importance to its application in a clinical and health setting.

• Keywords: subjektivna kvaliteta života; subjektivna dobrobit; zadovoljstvo životom; sreća; humor; smisao za humor; smijeh; zdravlje; intervencija; psihoterapija
• Keywords (english): subjective quality of life; subjective well-being; life satisfaction; happiness; humor; sense of humor; laughter; health; intervention; psychotherapy
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:287496
• Study programme: Title: Professional Postgraduate Program in Clinical Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate specialist; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/sveučilišna specijalist/specijalistica kliničke psihologije (sveučilišni/sveučilišna specijalist/specijalistica kliničke psihologije)
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• Created on: 2022-08-24 12:14:38