Psychology, health & medicine
Loneliness, laughter, and mental health in the Japanese general population: findings from a cross-sectional study.
Andrew Stickley, Aya Shirama, Risa Yamada, Ayumu Wada, Tomiki Sumiyoshi
Published: 202510.1080/13548506.2025.2575403
Abstract
Little is known about the link between laughter and loneliness in the general population. This is a significant omission given that both phenomena may be important for health. This study examined the loneliness-laughter association in Japanese adults…
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