From strain to strength through humor: resilience in professional football players
The findings demonstrate that coping with humor strengthens athletes' resilience and amplifies the beneficial effects of psychological strain when interpreted as a challenge. Integrating humor-based interventions into psychological training programs may enhance football players' adaptive coping skills, resilience, and overall mental well-being.
Authors
- Abdullah Arısoy
- İbrahim Dalbudak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2380-803X)
- Osman Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8787-2538)
- Aydın Pekel
- Mehmet Behzat Turan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5332-803X)
- Vesile Şahiner Güler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0215-8816)
- Mujahid Iqbal
Institutions
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi (TR)
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
- Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (IN)
- Suleyman Demirel University (KZ)
- Marmara University (TR)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1699013
- Primary Topic
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00