Olsson Henny, Backe Harriet, Sörensen Stefan, Kock Marianne
Mälardalen University, Department of Caring Sciences, Västerås, Sweden.
J Nurs Manag. 2002 Jan;10(1):21-6. doi: 10.1046/j.0966-0429.2001.00272.x.
Humour is one of the innate abilities that an individual develops whilst growing up and which is affected by his/her experiences in life. The purpose of this study was to describe which categories can be included in the term 'humour' and to describe the effects and functions that humour has on people. The study was exploratory. The data were based on 20 interviews, nine of which were made with women and 11 with men who had no formal connection to health services or nursing. Ages ranged from 17 to 75 years and all the interviewees were from Sweden. The research question was: 'what does humour mean to you?'. The answers given were labelled as: laughter, happiness, unforeseen events/situations, real humour/art form, jokes, plays on words/puns, situation comedy and political satire. The categories were: possibilities/obstacles and weapon/protection. We conclude that the essence of humour can be categorized as possibilities/obstacles and weapon/protection. Humour has effects and functions on individuals. Empathy is a prerequisite for the use of humour in the context of health services and nursing.
幽默是个体在成长过程中发展出的一种内在能力，且会受到其生活经历的影响。本研究的目的是描述“幽默”一词可涵盖哪些类别，并描述幽默对人们的影响和作用。该研究具有探索性。数据基于20次访谈，其中9次访谈的对象为女性，11次访谈的对象为男性，他们与医疗服务或护理并无正式关联。年龄范围在17岁至75岁之间，所有受访者均来自瑞典。研究问题是：“幽默对你而言意味着什么？”给出的答案被归类为：笑声、幸福、意外事件/情况、真正的幽默/艺术形式、笑话、文字游戏/双关语、情景喜剧和政治讽刺。这些类别可分为：可能性/障碍以及武器/保护。我们得出结论，幽默的本质可归类为可能性/障碍以及武器/保护。幽默对个体具有影响和作用。同理心是在医疗服务和护理背景下运用幽默的前提条件。
