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Western University

2013

Humor

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The Role Of Humor As A Character Strength In Positive Psychology, Kimberly R. Edwards Sep 2013

The Role Of Humor As A Character Strength In Positive Psychology, Kimberly R. Edwards

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

In positive psychology, humor has been identified as one of twenty-four character strengths considered ubiquitously important for human flourishing. Unlike the other strengths, humor was a late addition to this classification system and its status as a strength continues to be somewhat controversial. Therefore the purpose of this thesis was to explore how humor fits within positive psychology. Four studies were conducted to achieve this goal. Study 1 involved a cross-sectional design and compared the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths - Humor Scale (the humor measure used in positive psychology, which assumes that humor is a unitary and positive …

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Early Maladaptive Schemas, Styles Of Humor And Aggression, David J. A. Dozois, R. A. Martin, B. Faulkner Jan 2013

Early Maladaptive Schemas, Styles Of Humor And Aggression, David J. A. Dozois, R. A. Martin, B. Faulkner

Psychology Publications

The relationship between early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and psychopathology is thought to be mediated by the use of maladaptive compensatory coping and deficits in adaptive coping. One form of coping that might be affected by EMSs is an individual’s style of humor, which can be adaptive or maladaptive. This study examined the relationships among EMS domains, styles of humor, and aggression. The EMS domain of Impaired Limits was most consistently related to aggression. Moreover, as predicted, an aggressive style of humor mediated the relationship between Impaired Limits and various aspects of aggression (i.e., verbal, physical, and hostility). In addition, self-defeating …

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