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Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being: Development of the Humor Styles Questionnaire
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The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) as mentioned in this paper assesses four dimensions relating to individual differences in uses of humor: relatively benign uses of humour to enhance the self (Self-enhancing), use of humor to enhance relationships at the expense of self (Aggressive), and self-defeating.About:
This article is published in Journal of Research in Personality.The article was published on 2003-02-01. It has received 1512 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Humor styles & Humor research.read more
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Adaptation to Life
TL;DR: The reader is charmed with the author's wit and common sense as the heuristic model of adaptive ego-defense mechanisms is introduced and carefully illustrated with examples from the participants' lives.
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The Use of Humor in the Workplace
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe how managers can use humor to reduce stress and enhance leadership, group cohesiveness, communication, creativity, and organizational culture, and suggest humor styles that are best suited to realize these outcomes.
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Impulse and Constraint: Perspectives From Personality Psychology, Convergence With Theory in Other Areas, and Potential for Integration:
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A meta‐analysis of positive humor in the workplace
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis is used to explore the possibility that positive humor is associated with: employee health (e.g., burnout, health) and work-related outcomes (i.e., perceived supervisor/leader effectiveness, follower approval).
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A Review of Humor in Educational Settings: Four Decades of Research
TL;DR: The authors provided a summary of extant research regarding humor in the classroom, with an emphasis on identifying and explaining inconsistencies in research findings and offering new directions for future studies in this area and providing advice for educators and suggesting potential future research directions for scholars.
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