The role of laughter therapy in adults: Life satisfaction and anxiety control. A systematic review with meta-analysis

This study proposes the hypothesis that laughter therapy has a positive impact on emotional well-being by reducing anxiety levels and improving life satisfaction in adults. Specifically, it examines various laughter therapy techniques, including laughter yoga, and their effects both globally and within groups.

In these files, you will find the .xlsx tables containing the data extracted from the studies—one for Anxiety and another for Life Satisfaction—the Cochrane ROB2 used to assess the risk of bias, and the analytical scripts from the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software (CMA) that were used to obtain the results. The use of the latter is under licence.