Humor styles,subjective well-being,and emotional intelligence in college students
Subject Areas : روان درمانگریRostam Alinia Karou-ei 1 , Yar Ali Doosti 2 , Gholam R. Dehshiri 3 , Mohammad H. Heidari 4
1 - M. A. in General Psychology
2 - PhD Islamic Azad University Sary Branch
3 - PhD Condidate
Allameh Tabatabaei University
4 - M. A. in General Psychology
Keywords: Emotional intelligence, Subjective well-being, college students, humor styles, positive and negative affect,
Abstract :
A sample of 108 female (age mean= 25, SD= 3.5) and 97 male (age mean= 27, SD= 5.1) students selected by multistage random sampling, responded to the Humor Styles Questionnaires (Martin et al, 2003), Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al, 1985), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (Mroczek & Kolarz, 1998) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte et al, 1998). Results indicated that the affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles were negatively correlated with negative affect, and positively correlated with life satisfaction, positive affect, and emotional intelligence. Aggressive and self-defeating humor styles were positively correlated with negative affect, and negatively correlated with life satisfaction, positive affect, and emotional intelligence. Males used more maladaptive (aggressive and self-defeating) humor styles than did females. Findings emphasize the positive correlation betweenadaptive (affiliative and self-enhancing) humor styles and emotional intelligence and subjective well-being.
