Leñero-Cirujano Miriam, González-Ordi Héctor, Torres-González Juan Ignacio, Gómez-Higuera Jacinto, Piñar-Rodríguez Sergi, López-Bermejo Minaya Elena, Alcalá-Albert Gregorio Jesús, Carmona-Pestaña Álvaro, Moro-Tejedor María Nieves
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute (IiSGM), 28007 Madrid, Spain.
Nurs Rep. 2025 Jan 14;15(1):21. doi: 10.3390/nursrep15010021.
: Being a healthcare professional often involves exposure to complex situations that can contribute to the development of psychological problems. Evidence suggests that both mental and physical health are crucial for the well-being of these professionals, which in turn influences the quality of care they provide to patients. The main aim of this study was to examine the association between adaptive and maladaptive forms of humor and psychopathological disorders among healthcare workers. : A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design was employed. The participants consisted of 250 healthcare professionals at a general hospital. Humor styles and the presence of psychological and psychosomatic symptoms were assessed. Data were collected using the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), the Short Checklist of Symptoms (LSB-50), and sociodemographic information. Spearman correlation analysis and linear regression analysis were conducted. : Healthcare professionals were more inclined to use affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles compared to self-defeating and aggressive humor. Affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles were negatively correlated with psychological symptoms, whereas aggressive humor and, to a lesser extent, self-defeating humor styles showed a significantly positive correlation with most psychological symptoms. Regression analysis revealed that positive humor styles negatively predicted all severity indices of the LSB-50. In contrast, negative humor styles, particularly self-defeating humor, positively predicted the severity indices. Being female, working night shifts, and having temporary contracts were positive predictors of most global indices of the LSB-50. : This study highlights the importance of considering different types of humor as a potential strategy for improving the mental health of healthcare professionals, as well as the influence of other independent variables related to their personal and work environment. Positive humor styles, specifically affiliative and self-enhancing humor, are associated with a lower prevalence of psychological symptoms among healthcare professionals. Negative humor styles are correlated with a higher prevalence of these symptoms.
作为一名医疗保健专业人员，经常会面临复杂的情况，这些情况可能会导致心理问题的产生。有证据表明，心理健康和身体健康对于这些专业人员的幸福至关重要，而这反过来又会影响他们为患者提供的护理质量。本研究的主要目的是探讨医疗工作者中适应性和适应不良性幽默形式与心理病理障碍之间的关联。
采用横断面描述性相关设计。参与者包括一家综合医院的250名医疗保健专业人员。评估了幽默风格以及心理和身心症状的存在情况。使用幽默风格问卷（HSQ）、简短症状清单（LSB - 50）和社会人口统计学信息收集数据。进行了Spearman相关分析和线性回归分析。
与自我挫败型和攻击型幽默相比，医疗保健专业人员更倾向于使用亲和型和自我提升型幽默风格。亲和型和自我提升型幽默风格与心理症状呈负相关，而攻击型幽默以及在较小程度上自我挫败型幽默风格与大多数心理症状呈显著正相关。回归分析表明，积极的幽默风格对LSB - 50的所有严重程度指数具有负向预测作用。相反，消极的幽默风格，尤其是自我挫败型幽默，对严重程度指数具有正向预测作用。女性、上夜班和签订临时合同是LSB - 50大多数总体指数的正向预测因素。
本研究强调了将不同类型的幽默视为改善医疗保健专业人员心理健康的潜在策略的重要性，以及与他们的个人和工作环境相关的其他独立变量的影响。积极的幽默风格，特别是亲和型和自我提升型幽默，与医疗保健专业人员中较低的心理症状患病率相关。消极的幽默风格与这些症状的较高患病率相关。
