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McCullars, Adrianne C.

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To joke or not to joke: The relationships among humor styles, resilience, and early maladaptive schemas.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	To joke or not to joke: The relationships among humor styles, resilience, and early maladaptive schemas./
Author:	McCullars, Adrianne C.
Description:	127 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-01(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-01B(E).
Subject:	Cognitive psychology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10140822
ISBN:	9781339962177

To joke or not to joke: The relationships among humor styles, resilience, and early maladaptive schemas.
McCullars, Adrianne C.

To joke or not to joke: The relationships among humor styles, resilience, and early maladaptive schemas. - 127 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-01(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Alabama, 2016.

Humor is a multifaceted psychological concept that has been operationally and theoretically defined in a variety of ways. Humor consists of both adaptive and maladaptive aspects that have been shown to have differential effects on psychological well-being. Specifically, the affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles have been positively correlated with psychological well-being; conversely, the aggressive and self-defeating humor styles have been negatively correlated with psychological well-being. These aforementioned styles currently comprise the Humor Styles Model, which is a theoretical-empirical framework used to explain the relationship between the larger construct of humor and psychological well-being. Additionally, the possibility of an underlying cognitive component exists. Specifically, early maladaptive schemas (EMS) developed in childhood, which could facilitate the development of an adaptive versus maladaptive humor style within an individual. Theoretically, individuals with these EMS are less likely to engage in adaptive forms of humor and more likely to engage in maladaptive forms of humor. With a majority of research investigating the relationships between EMS and negative outcomes (e.g., anxiety, aggression, and depression), no identified studies have investigated the relationships between EMS and positive outcomes (e.g., resilience). Therefore, the purpose of the current research was to determine whether the presence of a certain humor style mediated the relationship between an individual's EMS and perceived resilience characteristics. A sample of 511 college students completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire, the Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Young Schema Questionnaire - Short Form 3. Analyses indicated that the adaptive humor styles (i.e., affiliative and self-enhancing) were positively associated with overall resilience and negatively associated with EMS. In contrast, the maladaptive humor styles (i.e., self-defeating and aggressive) were negatively associated with overall resilience and positively associated with EMS. Additionally, and as predicted, EMS and overall resilience were negatively associated with one another. Results of bootstrapping analyses indicated that both the adaptive and maladaptive humor styles partially mediated the relationship between EMS and resilience. Overall, individuals endorsing EMS were more likely to engage in a maladaptive humor style and less likely to engage in an adaptive humor style, which predicted decreased resilience. Nonetheless, the adaptive humor style still positively predicted resilience in the mediation model, suggesting potential benefits of focusing on adaptive humor in clinical interventions, even in clients endorsing EMS. The clinical importance of assessing and focusing on humor styles in therapy is discussed.

ISBN: 9781339962177Subjects--Topical Terms:

523881
Cognitive psychology.

To joke or not to joke: The relationships among humor styles, resilience, and early maladaptive schemas.
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