Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress

An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that humor can impact interpersonal relationships in organizations and employee well-being. However, there is little evidence coming from intervention studies in organizational settings. In response, we developed a training following the principles o...

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Autores principales:	Jose M. León-Pérez, Francisco J. Cantero-Sánchez, Ángela Fernández-Canseco, José M. León-Rubio
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	sense of humor coping strategies cheerfulness seriousness positive psychology psychological well-being Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:54d1af816845475d97cffe380242e9d22021-11-11T16:19:38ZEffectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress10.3390/ijerph1821111771660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/54d1af816845475d97cffe380242e9d22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11177https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that humor can impact interpersonal relationships in organizations and employee well-being. However, there is little evidence coming from intervention studies in organizational settings. In response, we developed a training following the principles of positive psychology that aims at improving employees’ adaptive use of humor as a successful mechanism to deal with stress. In this study, we assess the effectiveness of such training and its impact on employee well-being. Results from this one-group intervention study in an emergency ambulance service (N = 58) revealed that the participants reported higher levels of cheerfulness (<i>Z</i> = −3.93; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and lower levels of seriousness (<i>Z</i> = −3.32; <i>p</i> < 0.001) after being exposed to the training. Indeed, the participants reported lower scores on psychological distress after the training (<i>Z</i> = −3.35; <i>p</i> < 0.001). The effect size of the training was medium (<i>r</i> = 0.31 to 0.36), suggesting that interventions to improve adaptive humor at work can be a useful resource to deal with workplace stress and foster employee well-being. These results may have interesting implications for designing and implementing positive interventions as well as for developing healthy organizations.Jose M. León-PérezFrancisco J. Cantero-SánchezÁngela Fernández-CansecoJosé M. León-RubioMDPI AGarticlesense of humorcoping strategiescheerfulnessseriousnesspositive psychologypsychological well-beingMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11177, p 11177 (2021)
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spellingShingle	sense of humor coping strategies cheerfulness seriousness positive psychology psychological well-being Medicine R Jose M. León-Pérez Francisco J. Cantero-Sánchez Ángela Fernández-Canseco José M. León-Rubio Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress
description	An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that humor can impact interpersonal relationships in organizations and employee well-being. However, there is little evidence coming from intervention studies in organizational settings. In response, we developed a training following the principles of positive psychology that aims at improving employees’ adaptive use of humor as a successful mechanism to deal with stress. In this study, we assess the effectiveness of such training and its impact on employee well-being. Results from this one-group intervention study in an emergency ambulance service (N = 58) revealed that the participants reported higher levels of cheerfulness (<i>Z</i> = −3.93; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and lower levels of seriousness (<i>Z</i> = −3.32; <i>p</i> < 0.001) after being exposed to the training. Indeed, the participants reported lower scores on psychological distress after the training (<i>Z</i> = −3.35; <i>p</i> < 0.001). The effect size of the training was medium (<i>r</i> = 0.31 to 0.36), suggesting that interventions to improve adaptive humor at work can be a useful resource to deal with workplace stress and foster employee well-being. These results may have interesting implications for designing and implementing positive interventions as well as for developing healthy organizations.
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author	Jose M. León-Pérez Francisco J. Cantero-Sánchez Ángela Fernández-Canseco José M. León-Rubio
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title	Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress
title_short	Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress
title_full	Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress
title_fullStr	Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress
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Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress

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