The effect of laughter yoga on working memory

Q2 Social Sciences

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI:10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.597

M. S. Rahman, Farida Binte Wali

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Abstract

A growing body of evidence suggests that there is a link between laughter and memory. However, no research has been done to show a link between simulated laughter (laughter yoga) and the enhancement of working memory. Because laughter has numerous benefits, we examined whether simulated laughter can improve healthy adults’ working memory (WM). A total of 30 participants (15 experimental and 15 control) were enrolled in this study. The research design was experimental and pretest-posttest with a control group. Participants in the laughter yoga intervention group had eight sessions twice a week for four weeks, whereas the control group received no intervention. We assessed all participants before and after laughter activity with the WM measures (Corsi Block Test and Digit Span). The laughter intervention programme focused on simulated laughter (laughter yoga) without relying on humour, jokes, or comedy. The results revealed a significant improvement in the memory of both visual and verbal WM performances in the experimental group after the intervention programme. In contrast, the study found no significant differences in the control group. Simulated laughter intervention is the easiest, practical, and cost-efficient method that seems to affect WM positively.

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大笑瑜伽对工作记忆的影响

越来越多的证据表明，笑和记忆之间存在联系。然而，还没有研究表明模拟大笑（大笑瑜伽）与增强工作记忆之间的联系。因为笑有很多好处，我们研究了模拟笑是否能改善健康成年人的工作记忆。共有30名参与者（15名实验参与者和15名对照参与者）参与了这项研究。研究设计是实验性的，与对照组进行前测后测。大笑瑜伽干预组的参与者每周两次，共八次，持续四周，而对照组则没有接受干预。我们用WM测量（Corsi块测试和数字跨度）对所有参与者在大笑活动前后进行了评估。笑干预计划专注于模拟笑（笑瑜伽），而不依赖幽默、笑话或喜剧。结果显示，干预方案后，实验组的视觉和言语WM表现记忆都有显著改善。相比之下，研究发现对照组没有显著差异。模拟笑声干预是最简单、实用、成本效益高的方法，似乎对WM有积极影响。

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European Journal of Humour Research Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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1.10

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6 weeks

期刊介绍： The European Journal of Humour Research (EJHR) is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal with an international multidisciplinary editorial board. Although geographically-oriented towards the ˋold continentˊ, the European perspective aims at an international readership and contributors. EJHR covers the full range of work being done on all aspects of humour phenomenon. EJHR is designed to respond to the important changes that have affected the study of humour but particular predominance is given to the past events and current developments in Europe.