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HUMOR STYLES, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS.
- Source :
- Psychological Reports; Oct2014, Vol. 115 Issue 2, p517-525, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This study examined how humor styles could mediate the effect of self-esteem on subjective happiness. 227 Hong Kong undergraduate students completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire, the Roxsenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Subjective Happiness Scale. Results showed adaptive humor styles (affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor) significantly predicted self-esteem and subjective happiness and mediated the relationship between self-esteem and subjective happiness. Maladaptive humor styles (aggressive humor and self-defeating humor) did not strongly predict self-esteem or subjective happiness. The mediation effects of humor styles found in the present research provided useful suggestions for future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SELF-esteem
SUBJECTIVE well-being (Psychology)
MENTAL health
PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychological Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99132718
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2466/07.02.PR0.115c18z6