Multidimensional Sense Of Humor Scale Research Articles

Pengaruh Sense of Humor dan Family Support terhadap Academic Burnout pada Mahasiswa di Universitas Negeri Padang

This study aims to examine the effect of sense of humor and family support on academic burnout in students at Padang State University. This study also examines the effect of each independent variable (sense of humor and family support) on the dependent variable (academic burnout). The sample consisted of 340 students at Padang State University taken using the snowball sampling technique. This study used a measuring instrument for academic burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey (MBI-SS), a measuring instrument for family support using The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and a measuring instrument for sense of humor using the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS). The testing conducted in this study with multiple linear analysis using SPSS Statistic 20.0 for Windows software. The results showed that there was a positive and significant effect of sense of humor and family support on academic burnout.

Exploring the Impact of Leaders’ Failed Humor and Employee Attitude on Leader-Member Exchange

While extensive research has been conducted on the general impact of humor on social relationships, the literature is notably sparse regarding the specific role of failed humor in organizational contexts, especially concerning leader-member exchange (LMX). This study aims to fill that gap by examining the effects of a leader’s failed humor on LMX and investigating whether employees’ attitudes toward humor can buffer this relationship. Employing a cross-sectional explanatory approach, the researchers distributed the Failed Humor in Leadership Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, and the Leader-Member Exchange Scale through an online survey targeting Filipino employees across various industries. A total of 302 participants—comprising 40.7% males and 59.3% females—voluntarily responded to the online survey. Path analysis using the partial least squares regression method via SMART-PLS software was employed to analyze the data. The findings indicate that a leader’s failed humor negatively impacts LMX, and this effect is not alleviated by the employee’s attitude toward humor. Interestingly, the study also found that employees who value humor and are themselves humorous reported stronger LMX. Based on these insights, the researchers offer recommendations for improving LMX in instances where leaders’ attempts at humor do not succeed. Additionally, future research directions to further investigate this phenomenon were also offered.

The power of laughter: a study on humor and creativity in undergraduate nursing education in Egypt

BackgroundCreativity in nursing education is crucial for developing practical problem-solving skills, and humor is a valuable tool for stress management and fostering a positive learning environment. This study explored the relationship between creativity and humor among nursing students.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted with 265 convenient undergraduate nursing students aged 20 to 25. The Short Scale of Creative Self (SSCS) and the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) were used to measure creativity and various aspects of humor.ResultsShowed a significant positive correlation between humor and creativity (r = 0.238, p < 0.001). Positive correlations were found between Humor Production, Coping or Adaptive Humor, and Appreciation of Humor with creativity (r = 0.254, 0.230, and 0.461, p < 0.001, respectively). In contrast, Attitudes Toward Humor and Humorous People were negatively correlated with creativity (r=-0.343, p < 0.05). Humor accounted for 16.2% of the variance in creativity.ConclusionThe study concluded a strong link between humor and creativity, with positive correlations observed between creative self-efficacy and creative personal identity with different aspects of humor. The study recommends the incorporation of humor into nursing education and healthcare settings to encourage creative problem-solving and reduce burnout among students and staff.

Comparison of Psychological Well-being, Moral Foundations and Sense of Humor in Infertile and Fertile Couples

Background Infertility is a major crisis for couples, causing anxiety in them. Infertile couples experience more psychological, marital, family, and social problems. Objective This study aims to compare psychological well-being, moral foundations, and sense of humor between fertile and infertile couples in Rasht, Iran. Methods In this causal-comparative study, 212 couples (106 infertile and 106 fertile) referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in Rasht in 2022 participated. Ryff’s psychological well-being scale, moral foundations questionnaire, and multidimensional sense of humor scale were used to collect data. For data analysis, the analysis of covariance was used in SPSS software, version 28. Results There was a significant difference between infertile and fertile couples regarding self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, and personal growth dimensions of psychological well-being and its total score, and also in the sanctity/purity dimension of moral foundations and the humor creativity and uses of humor for social purposes dimension of sense of humor. Conclusion Fertile couples in Rasht have significantly higher scores in some dimensions of psychological well-being, moral foundations, and sense of humor than infertile couples.

Preschool Teachers' Sense of Humor and Children's Appreciation of Humor

This study, which was conducted with 364 preschool children and 47 preschool teachers in order to determine the relationship between preschool teachers' sense of humor and children's appreciation of the value of humor in their classrooms, is a relational survey model. The data of the study were collected with "Personal Information Form", "Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale- Updated Turkish Form" used to determine teachers' sense of humor, "Humor Observation Form'' prepared by the researcher to determine children's appreciation of the value of humor, and "Humor Observation Form" and used with a 5-minute video with examples suitable for the stages in Paul McGhee's humor development theory. It was determined that preschool teachers' sense of humor was at a good level, and there was no significant difference between teachers' sense of humor and teachers' age, class size, and age of children in their classes. It was determined that the sense of humor of teachers with a seniority of 11-15 years was significantly higher than those with a seniority of 16 years and above. It was determined that children's appreciation of the value of humor was at a moderate level, and there was no significant difference between the gender of the children and both their appreciation of the value of humor and their level of finding the video funny. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the ages of the children and both their appreciation of the value of humor and their level of finding the video funny. 61-72 month old children's levels of appreciating the value of humor and finding the video funny were higher than 48-60 month old children. It was determined that there was no significant relationship between teachers' sense of humor and children's appreciation of humor.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA SENSE OF HUMOR DENGAN KECEMASAN YANG DIRASAKAN MAHASISWA AKTIF UNIKA ATMA JAYA

University students often face challenges both in the academic and non-academic fields. The pressures felt by these students can cause anxiety in students. Anxiety that exists in students can cause negative impacts that can harm students. Based on the previous research, it has been found that a sense of humor has a relationship with anxiety and can help overcome this anxiety. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between a sense of humor and anxiety feltby active students at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (Unika). The study used a quantitative approach with a correlation research design. The subjects of this study were 396 active students at Unika Atma Jaya. The research instruments used were the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) to measure Sense of Humor and the Hamilton Anxity Rating Scale (HAM-A) to measure anxiety. The results of this study were that there was no significant relationship between Sense of Humor and the anxiety felt by active students at Unika Atma Jaya.

Children's Sense of Humor and Humor in The Classroom

The purpose of this study is to identify the lesson in which primary school students laugh the most and why they laugh in this lesson. For this purpose, the study was carried out according to the parallel design (Quantitative Data [Collection + Analysis] + Qualitative Data [Collection + Analysis]  Association  Interpretation) which was one of the mixed method research designs. The study group consisted of 227 primary school students (2-4th grade). The quantitative data of the study were collected through the “A Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale for School-Aged Children” and the qualitative data were collected through open-ended questions such as “In which lesson do school-aged students laugh the most? Why do they laugh so much in this lesson?”. The analysis of the quantitative data of the study was implemented with the SPSS 22 package program. The qualitative data were analyzed and interpreted through the thematic coding. According to the results of the study, the students' humor levels were moderate; there was no difference by the grade level in terms of humor score averages; the highest sub-dimension mean score was in the humor appreciation sub-dimension; there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the 3rd and 4th grades in favor of the 4th grade in terms of the mean scores of the humor creation sub-dimension; students laughed the most in the physical education lessons and they laughed the most in this lesson because there were funny, humorous and entertaining things in it.

The Effect of Humor Intervention Program on Positive and Negative Symptoms among Schizophrenic Patients

Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic disease characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self and behavior. Humor could be used as an alternative to conventional treatment with the goal of helping patients with schizophrenia cope with symptoms, enhance recovery through its emotional, cognitive, social and physiological effects. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of humor intervention program on positive and negative symptoms among schizophrenic patients. Design: Randomized control trial (RCT) design was used. Sample: Purposive sample consisted of 40) schizophrenic patients, the study group (n= 20) and control group (n= 20). The patients were selected and allocated randomly into two groups, intervention group (received the humor interventions program) and control group (received traditional care). The study conducted in the Psychiatry and Addiction Prevention "El Kasr AlAini University Hospital and al Rakhawy Hospital for Mental Health. Tools: three tools were used for data collection were; the Socio Demographic Data Sheet, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS). Results: revealed that, there was a statistical significant difference between total score of PANSS between study and control groups post intervention. Conclusion: The present study emphasizes the importance of humor intervention program in reducing severity of symptoms of patients with schizophrenia. Key words: schizophrenia, humor intervention, positive symptoms, negative symptoms

Humorous Coping With Unrequited Love: Is Perspective Change Important?

A large number of studies suggest that humor is associated with mental well-being and effective as a means of coping. However, it is less well-understood which mechanisms are effective for this particular function of humor. The present study examines whether processes of change of perspective, which are often regarded as constitutive for humor, could be an effective coping-factor when facing unrequited love as a specific psychological burden. In a questionnaire study, N = 148 persons aged 18–65 years (w = 96) with actual or past experiences of unrequited love reported on their subjective burden due to this experience, their self-esteem and satisfaction with life, two scales for humor (Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale: MSHS, and a self-constructed scale: Humorous Change of Perspective, HCOP) and a coping scale which measure change of perspective in the confrontation with goal blockages (Flexible Goal Adjustment, FGA). Results indicated that the burden of unrequited love [operationalized objectively as actuality of experience (dichotomous) or subjectively as burden experienced] and both indicators of well-being were negatively associated. Multiple regression analyses showed that humor was a significant moderator of this relationship in nearly all combinations of operationalizations of humor and indicators of well-being: Higher levels of humor are associated with better well-being even when the perceived burden was high. In addition, the study examined whether the coping effect of humor can be partly or mainly attributed to the individual's capacity to perspective change as captured by FGA. When including this scale as a covariate in the regression models, the moderation effect for MSHS did not persist; however, for HCOP the moderation effect remained unchanged: the moderator effect of humorous change of perspective proved to be independent of FGA. Taken together the results suggest that perspective-changing skills play a significant role in the coping effect of humor in dealing with psychological burdens. However, depending on which humor facet is measured, the entailed perspective change may or may not appear to go beyond what the individual's FGA can account for. This suggests that the coping effect caused by humorous change of perspective includes aspects that are also discussed for other coping resources as well as its own, humor-specific aspects. Potential avenues for future studies are discussed both with respect to the necessity for replication and extension of the present study and to the determination of other potential alleviativing effects of other facets of humor.

Examining the Relationship between the Sense of Humor and the Social Exclusion Perceived by Gifted and Talented Students

This research aimed to establish the relationship between the social exclusion perceived by gifted and talented students and their sense of humor. Besides, the goal was to evaluate the relationship between the variables of the use of humor, the process of coping through a sense of humor, and the appreciating humor in cases of ignoring and avoiding during social exclusion. A relational screening model was used in the research. Among the research variables included in the model, social exclusion (ostracism) is considered as a dependent variable, while the sense of humor is an independent variable. The study group is composed of 202 students who are diagnosed as gifted and talented students. Within the scope of the study, the “Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale for Children” developed by Akın and Bilgin (2015) and the “Social Exclusion Scale for Adolescents” developed by Sertelin Mercan (2016) have been applied. When the data collected as a result of the study was examined, it was revealed that there was a positive relationship between the sub-dimensions of generating a sense of humor, coping through humor, and appreciating humor, which is the sense of humor sub-dimensions of gifted and talented students and the exclusion subdimension of social exclusion. This situation shows that gifted and talented children generate a sense of humor, cope with this situation through humor, and appreciate humor when they face exclusion in their social environment.

Investigation of the psychological resilience of teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction

The aim of this study is to examine the psychological resilience in teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction. Correlational research model was used in the study. The dependent variable of the research is psychological resilience and independent variables are sense of humor and life satisfaction. The research was carried out on 427 teacher candidates between the ages of 18-27, 318 females (74.5%) and 109 males (25.5%). The Resilience Scale for Adults, The Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, The Satisfaction with Life Scale and Personal Information Form were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, independent groups t-test, variance analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. When the findings of the study are analyzed, it is seen that psychological resilience in terms of gender differs significantly in favor of female teacher candidates. A positive relationship was found between teacher candidates' psychological resilience and sense of humor. In addition, a positive relationship was found between psychological resilience and life satisfaction. Looking at the findings, it is seen that the variables of sense of humor and life satisfaction predict psychological resilience significantly. The findings were discussed according to the literature and various suggestions were presented.

Humor Training Program on Sense of Humor among Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction: Several studies have a well-documented positive association between sense of humor and physical and mental well-being in later life. However, there is evidence to indicate that sense of humor declines with age. This study was conducted to examine humor training program on the sense of humor among older adults. Methods: This community-based randomized controlled trial study was conducted in 2019. There were 18 older adults in the intervention group and 20 older adults in the control group. The intervention group received the 7 Humor Habits Program in eight training sessions, whereas the control group was waitlisted. The Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) was used to measure the sense of humor before and after the intervention. A series of paired samples t-tests and difference-in-differences approach using IBM SPSS Version 23.0 were conducted to assess changes from pre-test to post-test. The significance level of p ≤ .05 was considered for the statistical analysis. Results and Discussion: The mean age of the participants in the intervention and control groups was 66.50, (SD=6.14) and 67.60, (SD= 5.64) years, respectively. The results of a series of paired samples t-tests revealed a statistically significant increase in the total score of sense of humor from pre-test (M =77.28, SD = 13.62) to post-test (M=101.11, SD=17.06), (t= -6.77, p&lt;.001), in intervention group. Other paired samples t-tests showed statistically significant changes from pre-test to post-test for subscales of humor including enjoyment of humor (t= -4.59, p&lt;.001), laughter (t= -7.83, p&lt;.001), verbal humor (t= -4.73, p&lt;.001), finding humor in everyday life (t= -4.19, p&lt;.001), laughing at yourself (t= -6.36, p&lt;.01), and humor under stress (t= -2.54, P≤.05) in intervention group. Moreover, the results of the difference-in-differences approach revealed a significant increase in the sense of humor for the intervention group compared to the control group (F=43.54, p&lt;.001). No statistically significant changes were observed in any outcome variables in the control group. Conclusion: The results of this study provided support that the sense of humor can be improved using a training program in later life.

Humour and ex-Yugoslav nations: is there any truth in the stereotypes?

This study explores the issue of humour stereotyping between ex-Yugoslav nations, their veridicality and possible explanations. Three research questions were put forward relating to humour stereotyping, as well as the differences in humour production, use and appreciation between the countries. The survey data were collected on a sample of university students from four ex-Yugoslav countries (N = 611). The results revealed strong negative humour stereotyping toward Croats and Slovenians and positive stereotyping toward Bosnians. However, only about 0–4 % of the variance in humour production, use and appreciation, depending on the sub-scales of the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, could be attributed to the group (country) membership, thus indicating low correspondence between the stereotypes and reality. The results concerning the stereotypes were interpreted by evoking the discourse of Balkanism, as well as humour-style differences in popular culture between the countries

HUBUNGAN ANTARA SENSE OF HUMOR DAN BURNOUT PADA GURU SD DI JAKARTA TIMUR

This study aims to determine the relationship between sense of humor with burnout on elementary school teachers in Jakarta. This research uses quantitative methods. The measuring instrument used to measure burnout is the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educators Survey (MBI-ES). Sense of humor is measured by the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) by Thorson and Powell. The statistical method used to analyze the data of this study is the Spearman rank correlation. The results showed a significance value (p) of 0.010 (p &lt;0.05). These results indicate that the hypothesis in this study is accepted that there is a significant relationship between sense of humor with burnout on elementary school teachers in East Jakarta. A negative sign on r count indicates the two variables have a non-directional relationship.

Efecto del uso del humor en el bienestar, depresión y sentido del humor en pacientes en hemodiálisis

Objetivo: Evaluar si la visualización de películas de humor durante las sesiones de hemodiálisis mejora el bienestar subjetivo y el sentido del humor, al tiempo que disminuye los niveles de estrés / ansiedad y depresión, en pacientes con hemodiálisis. Material y Método: Se realizó un estudio pre-post intervención con un grupo de control no equivalente, en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en hemodiálisis, en dos unidades de hemodiálisis de Diaverum Clinics. El estudio incluyó a 34 pacientes en el grupo de intervención y 33 pacientes en el grupo de control. La intervención consistió en la visualización de películas de humor durante diez sesiones de hemodiálisis en un período de cuatro semanas. El grupo control vio películas neutrales. Los datos se recogieron mediante un cuestionario de información sociodemográfica y de salud (edad, sexo, nacionalidad, educación, ocupación, estado civil, duración de la sesión de diálisis, presencia de hipertensión y diabetes); la escala subjetiva de felicidad; la escala de satisfacción general con la vida; la escala de depresión, ansiedad y estrés (DASS-21) y la escala multidimensional de sentido del humor. Se emplearon pruebas t-Student y pruebas t para muestras pareadas. La respuesta al cambio se evaluó utilizando: el porcentaje de cambio, el efecto pico y el efecto base, el tamaño del efecto y la media de respuesta estandarizada. Resultados: Los niveles de felicidad subjetiva y de sentido del humor aumentaron en el grupo de intervención, pero no hubo aumento significativo en la satisfacción general con la vida. Solo los niveles de depresión disminuyeron significativamente en el grupo de intervención. Conclusiones: La visión de las películas de humor como una intervención de enfermería mejoró los niveles de felicidad subjetiva y de sentido del humor, al tiempo que disminuyó la percepción de los síntomas depresivos.

Subjective wellbeing, sense of humor and psychological health in hemodialysis patients

Objective: To investigate the relationship between satisfaction with life in general, sense of humor, and anxiety, depression and stress with subjective happiness in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional and correlational study was developed in two units of the Diaverum dialysis clinic and one hospital unit, with 183 chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. An instrument was used to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the sample (age, gender, nationality, education, occupation, marital status, dialysis sessions length, presence of hypertension and diabetes): the subjective happiness scale; the satisfaction with life in general; depression, anxiety and stress scale 21; and multidimensional sense of humor scale. Inferential procedures included Spearman correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression adjusting to age, marital status, professional activity and diabetes. Results: Subjective Happiness was positively correlated with satisfaction with life in general, and the three dimensions of Sense of Humor. Nevertheless, subjective happiness was negatively correlated with stress / anxiety and depression. Satisfaction with life in general, humor production and social use of humor, and attitude towards humor had a positive relationship with subjective happiness. However, depression had a negative relationship with subjective happiness. Conclusions: Higher levels of subjective happiness were associated with higher levels of satisfaction with life in general, and sense of humor, however they were also associated with lower levels of depression in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

The Sense of Humor as Mediator Variable of the Relationship Self-Esteem and Happiness Among the Elderly in the Villages of Indonesia

This study aims to determine the effect of humor as a mediator of the relationship between self-esteem and happiness among elderly in Villages. The research subjects were 208 elderly aged 60-70 years in the villages of District of South Lampung, Indonesia. The instruments used were Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS), Self-esteem Rating Scale (SERS), and Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS). Data analysis by Mediation Regression Analysis. The results showed that the self-esteem significantly as predictor the happiness (β = .21; p = .000), the self-esteem also significantly as predictor the sense of humor (β = .43; p = .000), the humor significantly as predictor happiness (β = .70; p = .000). The sense humor significantly mediates on the relation the self-esteem to the happiness variable (β = .30; p = .000). Keywords: Taste of humor, self-esteem, happiness, elderly, villages DOI : 10.7176/RHSS/9-6-06 Publication date :March 31 st 2019

No Laughing Matter: Workplace Bullying, Humor Orientation, and Leadership Styles.

Workplace bullying is associated with a host of negative outcomes for the worker who is the target of bullying, as well as for the organization where the bullying occurs. Moreover, we know that rates of bullying are particularly high in health care settings; however, we are less familiar with the factors that may reduce workplace bullying in hospitals. Thus, this study was conducted to determine whether the humor orientation styles of individuals, including nurses working in hospitals, as well as their managers' leadership styles, can influence perceptions of bullying in the workplace. Using data from 459 workers employed in a large hospital in the Southern United States, we examined associations between the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, which has four dimensions, as well as the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, with three leadership substyles, and their associations with the risk of being bullied. We observed that one of the four humor subscales, Humor Appreciation, did affect perceptions of bullying in the workplace. The other three, Humor Recognition, Humor Production, and Humor for Coping, did not. However, the leadership styles of managers did affect reports of negative acts. In fact, transformational leadership was associated with 22% of the variance in reports of decreased bullying activity. This work is consistent with previous work on the importance of leadership styles for creating positive work environments, particularly in hospital settings. Given these findings, we offer suggestions for leaders to further improve nursing communication.

Kepekaan terhadap Humor berhubungan dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Saat Menghadapi Ujian

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Validation of the multidimensional sense of humor scale in people with chronic kidney disease

Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) was developed by Thorson and Powell and it was validated in Portuguese, but not in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study examined the psychometrics of the MSHS in people with CKD on hemodialysis. A random sample of 171 people with CKD undergoing hemodialysis was selected. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a structure with three factors, “Humor Production and Social Use of Humor”, “Adaptive Humor and Appreciation Humor” and “Attitude Towards Humor”, with Alpha Cronbach values of 0.93, 0.90 and 0.83 respectively. It revealed stability in both interview and questionnaire methods. It showed moderate positive correlations with Positive Affect, Subjective Happiness and Wellbeing Personal Index, and moderate negative correlation with Negative Affect. Therefore, MSHS shows evidence of being a valid, reliable and reproducible scale either by questionnaire or interview.