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Research gap analysis derived from 2 psychology papers in our local library.

The gap

The mechanism by which humour performs cognitive reappraisal to reduce perceived social danger and boost self-efficacy in emotionally charged scenarios (public speaking, presentations) is theoretically proposed but not empirically tested with direct measurement of self-esteem changes or anxiety reduction in students using humour.; Future research should explore the implementation of integrative academic public speaking strategies in real learning contexts.

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

    The mechanism by which humour performs cognitive reappraisal to reduce perceived social danger and boost self-efficacy in emotionally charged scenarios (public speaking, presentations) is theoretically proposed but not empirically tested with direct measurement of self-esteem changes or anxiety reduction in students using humour.

    Keywords: humour cognitive reappraisal self-efficacy self-esteem anxiety reduction academic presentations
  • Self-Confidence and Logical Thinking as the Foundation of Academic Public Speaking for Students (2026) · doi

    Future research should explore the implementation of integrative academic public speaking strategies in real learning contexts.

    Keywords: future explore implementation integrative academic public speaking strategies real learning contexts

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