A short humorous intervention protects against subsequent psychological stress and attenuates cortisol levels without affecting attention.

Sci Rep · 2021 · PMC8012602 · PMID 33790310

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Moreover, we found a marginally significant difference in cortisol levels between T1 and T3, t (152) = 2.84, p = 0.06, r = 0.22 with a larger effect for the humor group compared to the control one (2.0 and 0.38 respectively).

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