THE EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ON THE ELDERLY’S FEELING OF SOLITUDE AND HAPPINESS

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BAYAT SAMANE; JAFARI ASGHAR; BEHBOUDI MASOUMEH

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Journal: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Year:2014 | Volume:6 | Issue:20 Page(s): 65-82

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THE EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ON THE ELDERLY’S FEELING OF SOLITUDE AND HAPPINESS

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BAYAT SAMANE | JAFARI ASGHAR | BEHBOUDI MASOUMEH | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

LAUGHTER THERAPYQ2

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESQ2

FEELING OF SOLITUDEQ2

HAPPINESSQ2

ELDERLYQ2

Abstract

30 ELDERLY, aged above 60 were selected randomly from among old people in Tehran and were assigned into two 15-member groups of experimental and control. The research method was semi-experimental pretest- posttest. The two variables were measured using Russell and Ferguson’s (1987) solitude scale and Oxford’s HAPPINESS scale. Then, treatment programs were administered to the experimental group for ten sessions. After treatment, the group was post-tested and the data were analyzed using ANCOVA. Results indicated that LAUGHTER THERAPY and PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES had significant effects on FEELING OF SOLITUDE and more on HAPPINESS. Results suggest that these variables influence FEELING OF SOLITUDE and HAPPINESS by creating changes in body’s physiological aspects and cognitive processes.

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BAYAT, SAMANE, JAFARI, ASGHAR, & BEHBOUDI, MASOUMEH. (2014). THE EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ON THE ELDERLY’S FEELING OF SOLITUDE AND HAPPINESS. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 6(20), 65-82. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/190407/en

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BAYAT SAMANE, JAFARI ASGHAR, BEHBOUDI MASOUMEH. THE EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ON THE ELDERLY’S FEELING OF SOLITUDE AND HAPPINESS. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2014;6(20):65-82. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/190407/en

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SAMANE BAYAT, ASGHAR JAFARI, and MASOUMEH BEHBOUDI, “THE EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ON THE ELDERLY’S FEELING OF SOLITUDE AND HAPPINESS,” JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, vol. 6, no. 20, pp. 65–82, 2014, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/190407/en

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