That’s Not Funny! – But It Should Be: Effects of Humorous Emotion Regulation on Emotional Experience and Memory - University of Regensburg Publication Server

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-323480
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.32348

Kugler, Lisa ; Kuhbandner, Christof

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Abstract

Previous research has shown that humorous reappraisal can reduce elicited negative emotions, suggesting that humor may be a functional strategy to cope with emotionally negative situations. However, the effect of humorous reappraisal on later memory about the emotion-eliciting situation is currently unknown, although this is crucial for more adaptive responding in future situations. To address ...