HUMOR AND SUICIDE - FAVORITE JOKES OF SUICIDAL PATIENTS

被引:9
作者
SPIEGEL, D
KEITHSPI.P
ABRAHAMS.J
KRANITZ, L
机构
[1] Veterans Administration Center, Brentwood Hosp., Los Angeles, CA
关键词
humor; neuropsychiatric patients; suicide &;
D O I
10.1037/h0027823
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
During an interview 20 patients who had attempted suicide and 20 matched nonsuicidal patients were asked to relate their favorite joke. Jokes were told by 12 attempters and 9 controls. 2 raters, blind to the purpose and nature of the study, rated each joke for direction of punishment expressed in the themes. Based on the combined chi-square probabilities associated with ratings by the 2 judges, suicidal Ss told significantly more jokes with a self-punishing theme than did nonsuicidal controls. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.
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