Feeling humor as a factor of harmonization оf interpersonal interaction in conflict situations

Abstract

The theoretical analysis of the problem of the use of humor as a means of effective interpersonal interaction in problem situations is made in the article. It is noted that along with traditionally developed in psychology areas of harmonization of interpersonal interaction in problem situations, one that is fundamentally new and promising is one that considers the sense of humor as a resource for psychological overcoming of emotional conflict factors. Of particular research interest are non-traditional approaches to psychology, in particular, such a resource component of solving a problematic situation as a sense of humor. In this sense of humor is of scientific and practical interest in the context of this problem in both psychodiagnostic, psychocorrectional and psychoprophylactic aspects. It is suggested to consider a sense of humor as a multidimensional psychological construct characterized by stress-protective potential. The latter manifests itself in the protection of the subject from negative emotions and conditions, the occurrence of which is caused by the experience of difficult life situations. The level of traumatic impact of the situation on the subject depends on her cognitive appraisal, and the sense of humor is capable of influencing her. Awareness of the role of humor as a resource for psychological overcoming is a testament to the overall more successful functioning of a person as a subject of life, a more complete acceptance and understanding of oneself, their aspirations and motives. Prospects of research of humor in psychodiagnostic and psychocorrectional directions are substantiated, in particular: to find out dynamics and corresponding factors of semantic and connotative contents of humorous production in situations of prevention of conflict interaction; studying the differences of the actualization of humor as a psychological resource for avoiding and resolving conflict situations in accordance with ethno-psychological, religious-ideological, historical-political factors, etc.