dc.creator | León Pérez, José María | es |
dc.creator | Cantero Sánchez, Francisco Javier | es |
dc.creator | Fernández Canseco, Ángela | es |
dc.creator | León Rubio, José María | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-04T18:44:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-04T18:44:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | León Pérez, J.M., Cantero Sánchez, F.J., Fernández Canseco, Á. y León Rubio, J.M. (2021). Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21), Article 11177 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/127085 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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 (Z = −3.93; p < 0.001) and lower levels of seriousness (Z = −3.32; p < 0.001) after being exposed to the training. Indeed, the participants reported lower scores on psychological distress after the training (Z = −3.35; p < 0.001). The effect size of the training was medium (r = 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. | es |
dc.description.sponsorship | Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento, Junta de Andalucía PAIDI2021-SEJ458 | es |
dc.description.sponsorship | Universidad de Sevilla PP2019-13250 and PP2020/IV.4/010 | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21), Article 11177 | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | sense of humor | es |
dc.subject | coping strategies | es |
dc.subject | cheerfulness | es |
dc.subject | seriousness | es |
dc.subject | positive psychology | es |
dc.subject | psychological well-being | es |
dc.subject | social learning theory | es |
dc.title | Effectiveness of a Humor-Based Training for Reducing Employees’ Distress | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Social | es |
dc.relation.projectID | PAIDI2021-SEJ458 | es |
dc.relation.projectID | PP2019-13250 and PP2020/IV.4/010 | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111177 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph182111177 | es |
dc.journaltitle | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 18 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 21 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | Article 11177 | es |
dc.publication.endPage | 13 p. | es |
dc.contributor.funder | Junta de Andalucía | es |
dc.contributor.funder | Universidad de Sevilla | es |