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Li, Yadan; Liu, Chunyu; Yang, Yilong; Du, Ying; Xie, Cong; Xiang, Shuoqi; Duan, Haijun; Hu, Weiping – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
Though previous research has established a strong link between resilience and cognitive creativity, few studies have extended this association to social creativity. The underlying mechanisms of the influence of resilience on social creativity remain unknown. Therefore, the current study introduced sense of humor and positive mood to explore the…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Humor, Creativity, Correlation
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Anne Cummings Hlas; Christopher S. Hlas – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
A creative approach to teaching can factor into a long-lasting professional career and has the potential to attract passionate newcomers to the field of education. When creativity is valued, teachers can use these abilities to meaningfully design instruction, to create a vibrant learning environment, and to support student self-confidence. For…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Creativity, Creativity Tests
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Erdogdu, Fatih – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
Humor is considered an educational method that can be implemented in educational processes with a wide range of educational variables. Examining the scope of research on educational humor has the potential to guide future studies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to show the conceptual trend in humor research in education over the past decade.…
Descriptors: Humor, Trend Analysis, Teaching Methods, Educational History
Gallagher, Matthew W., Ed.; Lopez, Shane J., Ed. – APA Books, 2019
This book is a primer for practitioners and researchers striving to incorporate the assessment of human strengths, resources, and fulfillment into their work. Contributors examine the scientific underpinnings and practical applications of measures of hope, optimism, self-efficacy, problem-solving, locus of control, creativity, wisdom, courage,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Evaluation Methods, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy
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Kopytin, Alexander; Lebedev, Alexey – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2013
This article presents findings from a study of the therapeutic effects of group art therapy in a psychotherapy unit of a Russian hospital for war veterans. The researchers randomly assigned 112 veterans being treated for stress-related disorders to an experimental group (art therapy) and a control group. The emphasis was on the use of humor in the…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Veterans
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Lange, Amber M.; Cox, Jane A.; Bernert, Donna J.; Jenkins, Christie D. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2007
Research has demonstrated that the use of animals in counseling provides beneficial effects to clients. This article presents literature on Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), and details an exploratory study that applied AAT in an adolescent anger management group. Consistent with other research, beneficial effects noted in this study included a…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Animals, Adolescents, Group Counseling
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Trevlas, Efthimios; Matsouka, Ourania; Zachopoulou, Evridiki – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Previous research has noted a corresponding relationship between young children's play and divergent thinking ability. This study examined how far fluency and flexibility in movement patterns' production, as indicatory elements of divergent thinking and critical thinking, are related to a variety of psychological elements (physical spontaneity,…
Descriptors: Play, Humor, Creativity, Creative Thinking