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The effects of using two types of humour in counselling sessions with mentally retarded clients were examined. Eleven male and eleven female mildly handicapped participants rated the helpfulness of a male counsellor following in vivo counselling sessions where no humour (NH), facilitative humour (FH), and non-facilitative humour (NFH) were used. Results indicated that overall participants' ratings were significantly higher under the FH condition than when either NH or NFH were used. No overall effects were found for gender type, but analysis of intra-individual rating patterns indicated that ratings varied considerably among both male and female participants.
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Davidson, I.F.W.K., Brown, W.I. Using humour in counselling mentally retarded clients: A preliminary study. Int J Adv Counselling 12, 93–104 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117207
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