Heather Heap

 Heather Heap

Postgraduate

Department of Psychology

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I am a PHD student interested in humour and relationship psychology. I am currently researching humour use in elderly couples, and looking at the effect of humour types and the effect on relationship satisfaction. I am also interested in the effect of stereotypes on older adults. 

"If I didn’t laugh, I would cry": A Qualitative Study of Older Adults’ Humour Experiences: Associations with gender and Well-being. / Heap, Heather; Greengross, Gil; Musselwhite, Charles.
In: Cogent Gerontology, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2624184, 03.02.2026.

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