scholarly journals A Study on Humor Styles of Teacher Candidates

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Bayram Aşılıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
General Survey ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
Faculty Of Education

A teacher should have adaptive humor styles as well as knowledge, skills and attitudes about their profession. Humor styles affect many behaviors; from the relationships that teachers establish with their students to their characteristics. For this reason, this research was carried out to determine the humor styles of teacher candidates. 491 Teacher candidates have participated in this study, who were 3rd and 4th grade students in the faculty of education at 2 universities in Turkey. The researcher used the general survey model for the study. Data were collected using the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) developed by Martin et al. (2003). Findings showed that teacher candidates with the affiliative humor style had the highest average, those with the aggressive humor style had the lowest average. The averages of those with self-enhancing and self-defeating humor style were moderate. It was interpreted as positive that the average of those with self-enhancing humor style was high, as negative that the average of those with self-defeating humor style was moderate, and as positive the average of those with self-defeating humor style was low.

scholarly journals The Happiness, Hardiness, and Humor Styles of Students with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Sciences

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pınar Yaprak ◽  
Mehmet Güçlü ◽  
Tebessüm Ayyildiz Durhan
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
Psychological Hardiness ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
Negative Relationships ◽  
Oxford Happiness Questionnaire ◽  
Gender Type

Happiness, psychological hardiness, and humor (“the 3Hs”) are useful ways of assessing resilience to stress in positive psychology. The literature analyzing their confluence regarding sports is scarce. This study aims to analyze the participants’ 3H levels and the relationships between those levels and specific variables. The Psychological Hardiness Scale (Psikolojik Dayaniklilik Olcegi, PDO), the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form (OHQ-SF), and the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) were used. Students in pedagogical formation training during the 2016–2017 fall semester have participated in the study (N = 211). Significant differences were found regarding the levels of psychological hardiness in relation to gender, type of sport, and years of participation, and, in humor types regarding the variables of gender, age, residence and perceived income. There were significant differences in all instruments regarding gender. Negative relationships were found between the “aggressive humor” and “challenge” and “self-commitment” sub-dimensions of PDO, while the relationships were positive between “self-enhancing humor” and PDO and OHQ-SF, and between “affiliative humor” style and PDO and OHQ-SF. This study enhances the positive socio-psychological account in the literature by incorporating the issues of 3H and provides an understanding of particularities that may help improve the practice of relevant experts and individuals.

HUMOR STYLES IN PREDICTING LONELINESS AMONG TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 835-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rezan Çeçen
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Turkish University Students ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
Positive Correlations

The purpose of this investigation was two-fold. Firstly, to examine whether there were significant correlations between loneliness and four humor styles, and secondly to examine which humor style was the best predictor of loneliness among university students. In this study 483 undergraduate students participated at Çukurova University, Turkey. Data were collected through the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) and the Humor Styles Questionnaire (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray, & Weir, 2003). Four Pearson product-moment correlations were computed for the scores on the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale and on each of four humor scales. The results provided evidence in support of a conceptual framework of humor styles and loneliness indicating strong negative correlations between loneliness and affiliative and self-enhancing humor, and moderate positive correlations between loneliness and self-defeating humor, but no significant correlations between loneliness and aggressive humor. The stepwise regression analysis results indicated that four variables contributed meaningfully to loneliness, and the affiliative humor style was the best predictor of loneliness.

Styles of Humor and Interpersonal Relationships in University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Ayesha Idrees ◽  
◽  
Saira Batool
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor

The study aimed to investigate relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships in university students. It was hypothesized that: there would be a relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships in university students; humor styles are likely to predict interpersonal relationships in university students; there would be gender differences in humor styles and interpersonal relationships. The sample consisted of 196 students from two Universities of Lahore. Humor Style Questionnaire (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray & Weir, 2003) and Interpersonal Relationship Questionnaire (Callaghan, 2006) were used for assessment. Data were analyzed by using Pearson product moment correlation, hierarchical regression analysis and independent sample t-test. Results revealed significant relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships. Affiliative humor style predicted interpersonal relationships negatively whereas self-defeating humor style predicted interpersonal relationships positively. Men used more aggressive humor styles compared to women but they did not differ on other humor styles. Findings highlight significance of humor in the quality of interpersonal relationships.

scholarly journals The dark side of humor: DSM-5 pathological personality traits and humor styles

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virgil Zeigler-Hill ◽  
Gillian A. McCabe ◽  
Jennifer K. Vrabel
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Basic personality traits (e.g., extraversion) have been found to be associated with the humor styles that individuals employ. In the present study, we were interested in determining whether pathological personality traits were also associated with humor styles. We examined the associations between the pathological personality traits captured by the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5) and humor styles in a sample of college students (N = 594). Negative affectivity and detachment were negatively associated with the affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles. Antagonism was positively associated with the aggressive humor style but negatively associated with the affiliative humor style. Disinhibition was positively associated with the aggressive humor style, whereas disinhibition and psychoticism were both positively associated with the self-defeating humor style. Discussion focuses on the implications of these findings and how they can expand our understanding of the connections between the darker aspects of personality and humor.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Risk Perceptions and Risk-Taking with Humor Styles: Mediating Role of Self-Control

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malahat Amania ◽  
Mahboobeh Mansuria
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Humor, as a form of social risk-taking is observed more frequently among individuals with risky behaviors. It seems that self-control is related to risky behaviors and humor styles. Based on the recommendations of past studies, the present study was conducted to investigate whether self-controlmediates the relationship between risk perception and risk-taking with humor styles. Methods: The statistical population included students of Bojnord University in the academic year of 2019. A sample of 380 students was selected by stratified random sampling. They completed the humor style questionnaire, self-control questionnaire, and domain-specific risk-taking scale. The data were analyzed by SPSS software version 23 and the tests of correlation and path analysis. Results: The results showed that adaptive humor styles were not significantly related to self-control and risk-taking; only the affiliative humor style had a negative correlation with risk perceptions. Maladaptive humor styles correlated significantly with self-control and risk-taking; only an aggressive humor style was related to positive risk perceptions. Path analysis showed that self-control affected the aggressive humor style (β = -.45, p < .0001) and self-defeating style (β = -.23, p < .0001), risk perception had a direct effect on aggressive humor style (β = .10, p < .012), and risk-taking affected the aggressive humor (β = -.19, p < .0001) and self-defeating (β = -.11, p < .016). Also, risk-taking through self-control affected aggressive humor style and self-defeating humor style significantly. The results of the goodness of fit in the modified model showed that the value of χ2, GFI, AGFI, CFI, and RMSEA were.13, 1, .99, 1, and .0001, respectively and all these indices were at an acceptable level. Conclusion: Individuals with high self-control take more risk and use less maladaptive humor styles. Individuals with weak ability cannot control their feelings, which results in maladaptive humor styles in interpersonal relationships.

scholarly journals Humor styles of primary school teachers

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-08 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahya Altınkurt ◽  
Kürşad Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Model Study ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Aggressive Humor

The purpose of this study is to determine humor styles of primary school teachers. With the study, humor styles of teachers and differences in between according to certain variables were determined. The sample of the survey model study consists of 279 primary school teachers in the province of Kutahya in Turkey. The data of the research were gathered with "Humor Style Questionnaire". Data were analyzed by utilizing descriptive statistics, t-tests and variance analyses. Results of the study showed that the primary school teachers had an affiliative humor style. Humor styles of primary school teachers are closer to "affiliative humor style", followed by self-enhancing, aggressive humor and self-defeating humor styles. There are significant differences between the humor styles of school teachers about the aggressive and self-defeating humor styles to the gender and branch. However, there was no significant difference in seniority and age.

Students’ humor styles and its use in stress coping

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Tetiana Dutkevich
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
The Relationship

The article shows the results of studying of role of students’ humor styles during coping the stress . It was shown the positive and negative humor styles regarding the interpersonal relationship. It was revealed some differences in use of humor styles during coping the stress among students of Ukrainian and Russian samples; among girls and younkers. The statistically significant correlations between students’ use of humor style and indexes of stress coping were calculated, which show that coping the stress students use negative for the relationship humor styles (aggressive humor and self-defeating humor). At the same time, the potential possibilities of affiliative humor to improve the relationship are used not enough during coping the stress both by the younkers and girls. While potential possibilities of affiliative humor to improve the relationship are used not enough during coping the stress both by the younkers and girls.

Burnout and humor relationship among university lecturers

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Songül Tümkaya
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
University Lecturers

AbstractThis research is aimed to identify the relationship between burnout and the variables of lecturers' humor styles, demographic information, occupational conditions, and ability to cope with humor in general. The effects of these variables in relation to burnout prediction were also investigated. Two hundred eighty-three full-time lecturers working at Çukurova University, Turkey, participated in this study. Data was collected through the “Maslach Burnout Inventory,” “Humor Styles Questionnaire,” “Coping Humor Scale” and “Demographic Information and Occupational Conditions Questionnaire.” The results revealed that in terms of age, younger lecturers experience much more burnout, and female lecturers experience more emotional exhaustion than do males. In addition, a significantly negative or low relationship was found between the dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment, coping humor scale, affiliative humor, and self-enhancing humor, while there existed a positive but low relationship between the three dimensions of burnout, aggressive humor, and self-defeating humor. Thus, the results suggest that academic status may account for a considerable difference between the dimension scores of emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment. Furthermore, the regression analysis indicates that occupational variables and humor are important predictors of the dimensions of burnout.

The relationship between the dominant humor style, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving skills in trainee teachers in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Fikret Karahan ◽  
B. Murat Yalcin ◽  
Melda M. Erbas ◽  
Seda Ergun
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor

AbstractWe investigated the relation between humor styles used by 1456 volunteer trainee teachers and their emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills. The participants completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HQS), Revised Schutte Emotional Intelligence Test (R-SSEIT) and Problem-Solving Inventory (PSI). The highest-scoring HQS subscale for each participant was taken as the index HQS subscale and the two adaptive HQS subscale (affiliative and self-enhancing) scores and two maladaptive HQS subscale (aggressive and self-defeating) scores were added together in order to calculate each participant’s preferred total adaptive and maladaptive reflective humor style scores. Based on this score, every participant was identified as a maladaptive or adaptive reflective humor user. Women had better PSI and R-SSEIT scores compared to men (p<0.001). The highest index HQS subscales were aggressive humor (234, 36.6%) for men and affiliative humor (334, 40.9%) for women participants. Five hundred fifty women (67.4%) and 264 men (32.4%) were identified as adaptive humor dominant (x2=49.757, p<0.001). Adaptive humor styles (affiliative r=0.293, and self-enhancing r=0.263) were positively correlated with EI, while there was a negative relation between maladaptive humor styles (aggressive r=−0.294, and self-defeating r=−0.273) and EI. Affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor were positively correlated with problem-solving skills whereas aggressive humor and self-defeating humor were negatively correlated with problem-solving skills. The adaptive humor styles (affiliative r=−0.429, and self-enhancing r=−0.365) were negatively correlated with PSI, and positively correlated with maladaptive humor styles (aggressive r=0.426, and self-defeating r=0.323). At linear regression analysis, it was confirmed that humor styles were in correlation with EI and PSI. At binary logistic regression analysis, female gender (OR=1.9), and possessing higher levels of problem-solving skills (OR=1.058) and EI (OR=1.011) were identified as independent factors for using adaptive dominant humor styles.

scholarly journals The impact of leader’s humor styles on creativity and work engagement of call center employees in Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-133
Author(s):  
Netania Emilisa ◽  
Egabetha Amirah Yudhaputrib ◽  
Naidah Wena Karimah
Keyword(s):  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aimed to analyze the impact of a leader's humor style dimensions: affiliate humor style, self-enhancing humor styles, aggressive humor styles, and self-defeating humor style on creativity and work engagement. Data collected from 138 call centers from some of the Cell Phone Companies in Jakarta. The data collection technique used in this study is non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling method. The techniques used to analyze this research are instrumental tests such as validity, reliability, and hypothesis testing using Multiple Regressions with SPSS 25. The results of hypothesis testing in this investigation indicate that there is a positive effect of affiliate humor style on creativity and work engagement, a positive effect of self-enhancing humor style to creativity and a negative effect to work engagement, an adverse effect of aggressive humor style on creativity and work engagement, and a negative effect self-defeating humor style on creativity and work engagement. Managerial implications can be given so the leaders can use appropriate humor styles to increase employee's spirit in the workplace.

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