The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing (재활간호학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 2
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- Pages.126-133
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- 2006
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- 1229-294X(pISSN)
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- 2288-3002(eISSN)
A Study on the Relation of Laughter Index, Depression and Anxiety in Middle-aged Women
중년여성의 웃음지수, 우울, 불안과의 관계
- Kim, Hye-Soon (Department of Nursing, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) ;
- Lee, Eun-Ja (Department of Nursing, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
- Received : 2006.11.15
- Accepted : 2006.12.10
- Published : 2006.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate Laughter Index, depression and anxiety in middle-aged women. Method: The data were collected from 622 middle-aged women by means of structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis by SPSS version 10. Results: The measuring of respondents' laughter index revealed they scored an average of 94.75 (