title: Frequency of public laughter in relation to sex, age, ethnicity, and social context.
abstract: This study investigated the frequency of public laughter in a total of 10,419 children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. Females laughed significantly more than males, and younger people generally laughed more than older people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA. Chapell@rowan.edu
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chapell
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batten
authors.forename: Jael
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Herquet
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Massar
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pedroche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007845:Laughter; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment