The Effectiveness of Laughter Therapy for Managing Stress: A Meta-Analysis

William, Kevin and Yudiarso, Ananta (2024) The Effectiveness of Laughter Therapy for Managing Stress: A Meta-Analysis. Jurnal Psikogenesis, 12 (2). pp. 122-131. ISSN 2303-3177; E-ISSN 2597-7547

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Abstract

Stress is an issue frequently faced by Indonesian population, and laughter therapy is one of the interventions believed to be effective and widely used, particularly in Asian countries. However, findings from previous research have yielded inconsistent results regarding the effectiveness of laughter therapy. This study evaluates the effectiveness of laughter therapy as an intervention to reduce stress in the Indonesian population through Hedge's G meta-analysis, following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. The analysis involved 160 participants from 6 previous studies. The results indicate that laughter therapy has a significant effect in reducing stress levels in individuals. Laughter therapy with 15 steps proved to be the most effective model. The implications of these findings are significant in understanding the role of laughter therapy as a potential strategy in addressing stress in the community. This study provides substantial empirical evidence for mental health practitioners and researchers to incorporate laughter therapy, particularly with proven effective approaches, as an integral part of comprehensive mental health efforts in Indonesia. Nevertheless, this study still has several limitations, such as the inability to conduct moderator analysis due to the limited number of effect sizes, as well as the diverse participant characteristics and measurement tools. Based on these findings, this study recommends that future research consider moderator variables and compare effect sizes from uniform measurement tools.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Laughter Therapy1, Stress2, Meta-Analysis3
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	KEVIN WILLIAM
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2025 02:59
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2025 02:59
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/47686

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