Use of humor as a coping mechanism, psychological adjustment, and social interaction

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How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown (2020, unknown): “40,41 Hence, we expect humorous coping to partly mediate the effects of anxiety (a) and loneliness (b) and on feelings of happiness (H3a and H3b).”
No laughing matter (2015, background): “There is a wealth of literature which examines the role that humour and laughter play in the well-being of individuals, particularly their ability to cope with stress, anxiety and negative situations (for some examples see Capps, 2006; Fox, 1990; Lefcourt and Martin, 1986; Moran and Hughes, 2006; Ne”
Humor and group effectiveness (2008, background): “Specifically, Nezlek and Derks (2001) found that humor use is a coping method that is positively related to positive social interactions.”
Using Multilevel Random Coefficient Modeling to Analyze Social Interaction Diary Data (2003, background): “Examples of such analyses can be found in Nezlek (1999), Nezlek and Derks (2001), Nezlek and Leary (2002), and Nezlek, Richardson, Green, and Schatten-Jones (2002).”
The impact of leader's humor on employees' psychological empowerment: the moderating role of tenure (2011, background): “In the latter case, according to Nezlek and Derks (2001), the use of humor is positively related to how pleasant people’s lives are and how confident they feel when they socialize with others.”