How is the Beginning and End of Frequent Laughter Associated With Changes in Loneliness Amongst Older People in Japan? A JAGES Longitudinal Study
Starting frequent laughter may help to avoid negative consequences such as loneliness among older adults in Japan. This may emphasize the importance of finding ways to start laughing frequently. Efforts to reduce loneliness are important because it is in turn associated with outcomes such as morbidity and mortality.
Authors
- Hans‐Helmut König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5711-6862)
- André Hajek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-2745)
- Naoki Kondo
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70177
- Primary Topic
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society