academic disciplines variations backgrounds cultural
Research gap analysis derived from 2 psychology papers in our local library.
The gap
Research was conducted with a small sample of undergraduates from a single metropolitan area, limiting generalizability; future studies must examine humour as a coping mechanism across varying student demographics (socioeconomic status, cultural backgrounds, academic disciplines, year levels) to determine contextual variations in humour effectiveness.; Variations in context, such as different educational levels, cultural backgrounds, gender, age, and academic disciplines, have not been...
Research trend
Emerging — attention growing, methods still coalescing.
Supporting evidence — 2 representative gaps
- Lived experiences of humour as a coping strategy in higher education (2026) · doi
Research was conducted with a small sample of undergraduates from a single metropolitan area, limiting generalizability; future studies must examine humour as a coping mechanism across varying student demographics (socioeconomic status, cultural backgrounds, academic disciplines, year levels) to determine contextual variations in humour effectiveness.
Keywords: humour coping strategy student demographics higher education generalizability sociocultural context - Self-Confidence and Logical Thinking as the Foundation of Academic Public Speaking for Students (2026) · doi
Variations in context, such as different educational levels, cultural backgrounds, gender, age, and academic disciplines, have not been specifically examined.
Keywords: variations context different educational levels cultural backgrounds gender academic disciplines specifically examined
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