The Mediating Role of Humor in Relation With COVID‐19 Fear, Anxiety and Depression of Bangladeshi People: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Md. Shahinoor Rahman, Abdur Rahman, Murshida Ferdous Binte Habib

TL;DR
This study explores how humor can reduce fear, anxiety, and depression related to the pandemic in Bangladesh.
Contribution
It identifies humor as a mediator that lessens mental health impacts of COVID-19 fear.
Findings
Sense of humor is negatively correlated with fear, anxiety, and depression.
Humor mediates the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health outcomes.
The model explains 27% of anxiety and 12.5% of depression variance through humor.
Abstract
The coronavirus (COVID‐19) outbreak induced fear and worry, which has been linked to a higher risk of mental health problems. A sense of humor may function by assisting in the reappraisal of threats or by making fear, anxiety, and depression less threatening. However, little attention was paid to its roles. Thus, this current study aims to investigate the relationship and mediating role of humor in the connection between fear of COVID‐19, anxiety, and depression. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among Bangladeshi online users, a sample size of 628 (68.5% male) online users from different parts of Bangladesh. Their average age was 29.82 ( ± 9.67) years old. Sense of Humor Questionnaire‐6 was used to measure the sense of humor, General Anxiety Disorder‐7 scale was applied to determine anxiety, Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 was used to measure depression, and the Fear of COVID‐19…
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TopicsHumor Studies and Applications · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Media Influence and Health
