"A healthy sense of humor is one of the most desirable personality characteristics to develop. It is one of the most common positive self-descriptions and one of the most preferred characteristics when meeting new friends and even potential dates or mates. Psychological and medical research has confirmed the many benefits of humor making and humor appreciation for us all (Franzini, 2025)."
"An adult person's well-developed sense of humor is highly correlated with a feeling of self-confidence, social friendliness, relaxation, ease in meeting new people, workplace benefits, hiring and promotions success, general communication skills, and the frequently cited strong binding influence in long term relationships. Physical benefits of laughter have been found to affect muscle relaxation for up to 45 minutes, diminish threat-induced anxiety and reduce blood pressure, lower toxic hormones in the bloodstream, improve oxygen saturation levels in the blood,"
A healthy sense of humor enhances self-confidence, social friendliness, relaxation, ease in meeting new people, and relationship bonding. Humor skills correlate with workplace benefits, hiring and promotion success, and stronger communication. Laughter produces physical benefits including muscle relaxation for up to 45 minutes, reduced threat-induced anxiety, lowered blood pressure, decreased toxic hormones, and improved blood oxygen saturation. Humor ability is an acquired skill rather than an innate trait. Adults, especially parents, teachers, and caretakers, serve as primary models for children to learn humor. Adults should model humor, laugh along, reward attempts, create spontaneous humor, and involve even very young children in composing funny lines, sayings, or drawings.
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