Relations between humor and social psychological variables

ユーモア ト シャカイ シンリガクテキ ヘンスウ トノ カンレン ニツイテノ キソテキ ケンキュウ

タニ, タダクニ

Tani, Tadakuni

大坊, 郁夫

ダイボウ, イクオ

Daibo, Ikuo

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

社会的スキル

精神的健康

友人関係

地域比較

humor

social skills

mental health

friendships

area comparison

The purpose of this study is to hand in the fundamental data about the relations between humor and social psychological variables with using humor scales covers traditional humor studies and scales. University students completed the questionnaire consisted of sense of humor, humor behavior, social skills, mental health, extroversion, emotional instability and, satisfaction level and incidence level for a friend with sense of humor and a friend with no sense of humor. Results showed there are significant positive relation between supportive humor behavior and social skill, and significant negative relation between humor behavior and psychological well-being. And the more the score of supportive humor behavior rose, the more the discrepancy between satisfaction level for a friend with sense of humor and that for a friend with no sense of humor expanded. Finally, a perspective of this research was discussed.

大坊, 郁夫