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The relationship between the dominant humor style, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving skills in trainee teachers in Turkey

  • T. Fikret Karahan , B. Murat Yalcin EMAIL logo , Melda M. Erbas und Seda Ergun
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 13. November 2018
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Abstract

We investigated the relation between humor styles used by 1456 volunteer trainee teachers and their emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills. The participants completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HQS), Revised Schutte Emotional Intelligence Test (R-SSEIT) and Problem-Solving Inventory (PSI). The highest-scoring HQS subscale for each participant was taken as the index HQS subscale and the two adaptive HQS subscale (affiliative and self-enhancing) scores and two maladaptive HQS subscale (aggressive and self-defeating) scores were added together in order to calculate each participant’s preferred total adaptive and maladaptive reflective humor style scores. Based on this score, every participant was identified as a maladaptive or adaptive reflective humor user. Women had better PSI and R-SSEIT scores compared to men (p<0.001). The highest index HQS subscales were aggressive humor (234, 36.6%) for men and affiliative humor (334, 40.9%) for women participants. Five hundred fifty women (67.4%) and 264 men (32.4%) were identified as adaptive humor dominant (x2=49.757, p<0.001). Adaptive humor styles (affiliative r=0.293, and self-enhancing r=0.263) were positively correlated with EI, while there was a negative relation between maladaptive humor styles (aggressive r=−0.294, and self-defeating r=−0.273) and EI. Affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor were positively correlated with problem-solving skills whereas aggressive humor and self-defeating humor were negatively correlated with problem-solving skills. The adaptive humor styles (affiliative r=−0.429, and self-enhancing r=−0.365) were negatively correlated with PSI, and positively correlated with maladaptive humor styles (aggressive r=0.426, and self-defeating r=0.323). At linear regression analysis, it was confirmed that humor styles were in correlation with EI and PSI. At binary logistic regression analysis, female gender (OR=1.9), and possessing higher levels of problem-solving skills (OR=1.058) and EI (OR=1.011) were identified as independent factors for using adaptive dominant humor styles.

Keywords: humor; humor styles; emotional intelligence; problem-solving; teachers; Turkey

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Published Online: 2018-11-13
Published in Print: 2019-02-25

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Research article
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  4. Meeting mirth: The critical role of impression management and humor style in meetings
  5. A theoretical framework for using humor to reduce the effects of chronic stress on cognitive function in older adults: An integration of findings and methods from diverse areas of psychology
  6. The relationship between the dominant humor style, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving skills in trainee teachers in Turkey
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  9. Book Review
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  11. Michael P. Jeffries: Behind the Laughs: Community and Inequality in Comedy
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https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2017-0083
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
humor; humor styles; emotional intelligence; problem-solving; teachers; Turkey

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Research article
  3. Humor as social risk-taking: The relationships among humor styles, sensation-seeking, and use of curse words
  4. Meeting mirth: The critical role of impression management and humor style in meetings
  5. A theoretical framework for using humor to reduce the effects of chronic stress on cognitive function in older adults: An integration of findings and methods from diverse areas of psychology
  6. The relationship between the dominant humor style, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving skills in trainee teachers in Turkey
  7. Playing with culture: Nigerian stand-up comedians joking with cultural beliefs and representations
  8. Humor and Performing Gender on TV Cooking Shows
  9. Book Review
  10. Nancy D. Bell Anne Pomerantz: Humor in the Classroom: A Guide for Language Teachers and Educational Researchers
  11. Michael P. Jeffries: Behind the Laughs: Community and Inequality in Comedy
  12. Dustin Bradley Goltz Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore: Screen Comedies and Online Audiences
  13. Joan Taylor: Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and His Times via Monty Python’s Life of Brian
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