Mitchell G J
Can J Nurs Res. 1993 Spring;25(1):51-66.
Six hundred older Canadians wrote narratives about the meaning of being a senior. The narratives were analyzed and descriptions of simile, paradox, and humor were extracted. Two paradoxical experiences--sameness-yet-difference and restriction-yet-expansion--were described as seniors shared the mystery of later life. They specified three aspects of humor to shed light on human ways of creating strength and joy: personal humor as essential for survival and as a means of making light of personal frailties, and shared humor as a source of joy and entertainment.
600名加拿大老年人撰写了关于作为老年人的意义的叙述。对这些叙述进行了分析，并提取了明喻、悖论和幽默的描述。当老年人分享晚年的奥秘时，描述了两种矛盾的经历——相同却又不同和受限却又扩展。他们明确了幽默的三个方面，以阐明人类创造力量和快乐的方式：个人幽默是生存所必需的，也是淡化个人弱点的一种方式，而共享幽默是快乐和娱乐的来源。
