Frequency of public laughter in relation to sex, age, ethnicity, and social context.
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.
Chapell
Mark
M
Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA. Chapell@rowan.edu
Batten
Michael
M
Brown
Jael
J
Gonzalez
Elisa
E
Herquet
Gabrielle
G
Massar
Christopher
C
Pedroche
Beverly
B
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