The Humor Styles Questionnaire in Italy: Psychometric Properties and Relationships With Psychological Well-Being

Abstract: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) and the relation between humor and psychological well-being within the context of Italy. A total of 293 (178 females, 115 males) Italian high school and undergraduate university students – whose ages ranged from 14 to 25 years – completed the Italian versions of the HSQ and the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being scales (RPWB). The HSQ scale reliabilities were generally acceptable, and intercorrelations among the scales were rather low; the confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor structure. Males reported significantly more use of Aggressive humor than did females; no differences were found between adolescents and young adults in the use of humor styles. Affiliative and Self-enhancing humor styles were positively associated with the six dimensions of the RPWB, whereas Self-defeating humor was negatively correlated with the RPWB scales. SEM analysis showed a significant and positiv.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/682

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Humor Styles Questionnaire in Italy: Psychometric Properties and Relationships With Psychological Well-Being ; volume:10 ; number:3 ; day:13 ; month:08 ; year:2014 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 10, Heft 3 (13.08.2014)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Saulo Sirigatti ; Ilaria Penzo ; Enrichetta Giannetti ; Cristina Stefanile

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v10i3.682
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417434923850288
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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