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Laughter in serious situations serves as an emotional regulation mechanism

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Evidence from psychological and clinical research consistently indicates that humor and laughter act as functional mechanisms for coping with stress and regulating negative emotions in difficult situations.

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The retrieved papers provide robust, multi-contextual empirical evidence (spanning sports psychology, trauma recovery, psychotherapy, and aging discourse) demonstrating that laughter and humor are frequently employed as strategies to regulate emotions and cope with psychological strain.

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Coping Strategies Before Competition: The Role of Stress, Cognitive Appraisal, and Emotions.
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Nogueira JM, Simães C, Morais C, Mansell P, Gomes AR. Coping Strategies Before Competition: The Role of Stress, Cognitive Appraisal, and Emotions.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13100366

Identifies humor and happiness as anticipated coping strategies used by individuals to manage psychological stress prior to high-stakes competitions.

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Laughter as ideological symptom: dialogical analysis of older adults' discourse.
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Haye A, Torres-Sahli M. Laughter as ideological symptom: dialogical analysis of older adults' discourse.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1606683

Demonstrates that laughter functions as an interactive mechanism for regulating and managing tensions around sensitive or distressing topics.

The unbearable lightness of laughting: a reflexive thematic analysis of smiles and laughter in five psychotherapy training processes.
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Hoff CH, Strømme H. The unbearable lightness of laughting: a reflexive thematic analysis of smiles and laughter in five psychotherapy training processes.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1720110

Finds that smiles and laughter frequently serve as emotion-regulating strategies within therapeutic and clinical environments.

From strain to strength through humor: resilience in professional football players.
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Pekel A, Turan MB, Güler VŞ, Iqbal M, Pepe O, Arısoy A, Dalbudak İ. From strain to strength through humor: resilience in professional football players.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1699013

Shows that coping humor acts as a moderator that helps transform psychological strain into resilience.

Resilience after the quake: life engagement and humor as pathways to trauma recovery.
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Yiğit Ş, Usuflu O, Turan MB, Kır S, Ulucan H, Dalbudak İ, Pepe O, Bayıroğlu GB. Resilience after the quake: life engagement and humor as pathways to trauma recovery.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1791041

Highlights coping humor as a key psychosocial resource that aids in trauma recovery and post-disaster adaptation.

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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 7801 Aug 2026
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