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Greve W, Hauser J, Rühs F. Humorous Coping With Unrequited Love: Is Perspective Change Important?. Front Psychol. 2021;12:653900doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653900.
Greve, W., Hauser, J., & Rühs, F. (2021). Humorous Coping With Unrequited Love: Is Perspective Change Important?. Frontiers in psychology, 12653900. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653900
Greve, Werner, et al. "Humorous Coping With Unrequited Love: Is Perspective Change Important?." Frontiers in psychology vol. 12 (2021): 653900. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653900
Greve W, Hauser J, Rühs F. Humorous Coping With Unrequited Love: Is Perspective Change Important?. Front Psychol. 2021 Jun 25;12:653900. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653900. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34248748; PMCID: PMC8267057.
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Front Psychol. 2021 Jun 25;12:653900. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653900. eCollection 2021.

Humorous Coping With Unrequited Love: Is Perspective Change Important?.

Frontiers in psychology

Werner Greve, Johanna Hauser, Farina Rühs

Affiliations

  1. Institute for Psychology, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany.

PMID: 34248748 PMCID: PMC8267057 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653900

Abstract

A large number of studies suggest that humor is associated with mental well-being and effective as a means of coping. However, it is less well-understood which mechanisms are effective for this particular function of humor. The present study examines whether processes of change of perspective, which are often regarded as constitutive for humor, could be an effective coping-factor when facing unrequited love as a specific psychological burden. In a questionnaire study,

Copyright © 2021 Greve, Hauser and Rühs.

Keywords: alleviative effect of humor; cognitive means of coping; flexible goal adjustment; self-esteem; unrequited love

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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