The Impact of a Laughter Prescription on Creativity, Well-Being, Affect, and Academic Efficacy in University Students

Autor/inn/en	Sharma, Ekta; Sharma, Sandeep; Gonot-Schoupinsky, Xavier P.; Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda N.
Titel	The Impact of a Laughter Prescription on Creativity, Well-Being, Affect, and Academic Efficacy in University Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Creative Behavior, 56 (2022) 3, S.344-361 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sharma, Ekta) ORCID (Sharma, Sandeep) ORCID (Gonot-Schoupinsky, Xavier P.) ORCID (Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0175
DOI	10.1002/jocb.533
Schlagwörter	Humor; Creativity; Well Being; Tests; Academic Ability; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Comparative Analysis; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Intervention; Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Educational Benefits; Audio Equipment; Affective Behavior; Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humoristische Darstellung; Kreativität; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Telekommunikationstechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten; Bildungsertrag; Audio-CD; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung
Abstract	Our study explored: (a) the feasibility of prescribing laughter to university students; (b) the efficacy of the prescription on creativity, well-being, affect, and academic efficacy (AE); and (c) the practicality of the Applied Creativity Test (ACT) conceived for this study. A convenience sample of healthy students (n = 70) aged 18-28 (78% female; M = 21.6) was randomized to experimental or control conditions. Experimental participants (n = 29) were prescribed to laugh three times a day for a week with their Laughie (a 1-minute recording, on their smartphone, of their laughter). The intervention was planned and evaluated using Feasibility, Reach-out, Acceptability, Maintenance, Effectiveness, Implementation, Tailorability. Data measures included ACT, Wallach-Kogan Creativity Test, Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale, WHO-5 Well-being Index (WHO-5), and Pattern of Adaptive Learning Scales AE and avoiding novelty. A 1-minute laughter prescription, used three times a day for 1 week, was feasible and effective in stimulating creativity, increasing well-being and immediate affect, and benefitting AE. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01