Moving Forward in Fostering Humour: Towards Training Lighter Forms of Humour in Multicultural Contexts

摘要: The following theoretical position paper has the aim to outline two important future directions of humour intervention research. Firstly, existing trainings have not differentiated explicitly between different uses or that may be virtuous not. Within realm Positive Psychology, all forms need identified and interventions developed at fostering these benevolent/lighter forms. Secondly, most been adapted conducted in one cultural context. Future should consider cross-cultural perspectives allow for comparative research practice. Thus, current first gives an overview on extant literature distinction lighter darker humour, as well showing how can serve virtues proposed by Peterson Seligman (2004). Then, we elaborate findings well-being, interventions. second section starts with open questions hypotheses a new generation targeting could look like. discuss (potential) differences this affect design When aiming adaptations same program, several challenges overcome, such term “humour” having meaning every culture, rules what laughed at.