A short humorous intervention protects against subsequent psychological stress and attenuates cortisol levels without affecting attention

Abstract Presentation of humor simultaneously with a stressful event has been shown to dampen the psychological and physiological responses of stress. However, whether a relatively short humorous intervention can be utilized to prevent the subsequent stress processing is still underinvestigated. Fur...

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Main Authors: Eva Froehlich, Apoorva Rajiv Madipakkam, Barbara Craffonara, Christina Bolte, Anne-Katrin Muth, Soyoung Q. Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86527-1