Hunaid Hasan|Tasneem Fatema Hasan
Laugh Yourself into a Healthier Person: A Cross Cultural Analysis of the Effects of Varying Levels of Laughter on Health
Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and Hospital|Reserve Bank of India|Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and Hospital|Reserve Bank of India
crosscultural study explored along various personality factors relationship laughter disease prevalenceprevious studies determined effect laughter various health dimensions whereas study quantified level laughter beneficial detrimental healththere total 730 participants ages eighteen thirtynine years366 participants aurangabad india aur 364 participants mississauga canada missthe participants provided survey assessing demographics laughter lifestyle subjective wellbeing life satisfaction emotional wellbeing health dimensionsin aur beneficial effect laughter mediated moderate levels level two laughter whereas low level one high level three levels effectsimilarly miss beneficial effect mediated level two negative effect also seen level threethis could attributable higher prevalence bronchial asthma western countrieslaughter associated emotional wellbeing miss life satisfaction aur providing cross cultural models describe interactions laughter diseasethis study validated correlation emotional wellbeing life satisfaction stronger correlation seen miss suggesting individualists rely emotional wellbeing judge life satisfactionin conclusion benefit clinicians incorporate laughter history general medical history takingfuture research consider developing mechanisms explain effects level two determine specific systemic effects obtain samples generalize cross cultural differences