Author: Arooba Amjad
Supervisor: Rabia Dasti
Degree: BS
Year: 2013-2017
University: Centre for Clinical Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship of
Humor Styles, Emotion Regulation and Subjective Well-being in
Young Adults. It was hypothesized that adaptive humor styles
were likely to have positive relationship with adaptive emotion
regulation and subjective well-being. However, maladaptive
humor styles were likely to have a positive relationship with
maladaptive emotion regulation and negative relationship with
subjective well-being in young adults. It was also hypothesized
that adaptive and maladaptive emotional regulation strategies will
mediate the relationship between humor styles (adaptive and
maladaptive) and subjective well-being. Convenience sampling
used to collect a sample of 350 university students, in which 175
were men (Mage = 20.89, SD = .98) and 175 were women (Mage =
20.79, SD = 1.25) with age ranging from 18-24 years. Humor
Styles Questionnaire (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray & Weir,
2003), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski,
Kraaij & Spinhoven, 2001), Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener,
Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), and Positive and Negative
Affect Schedule (Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988) were
administered to assess humor styles, emotion regulation and
subjective well-being respectively. Results revealed that adaptive
humor styles had significant positive relationship with adaptive
emotion regulation and subjective well-being, whereas
maladaptive humor styles were positively related with
maladaptive emotion regulation and negatively related with
subjective well-being. Emotion regulation (adaptive and
maladaptive) was found to be mediating the link between humor
styles (adaptive and maladaptive) and subjective well-being in
young adults. Moreover, participants’ socio-demographics such as
self-concept, monthly family income and current GPA were
significant predictors of subjective well-being. The implication of
the present study is that it will provide an understanding about the
role of humor styles in emotion regulation and subjective well being, so clinicians can include the use of humor styles as a technique in management of emotional problems.
Keywords: Humor styles, Emotion Regulation, Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, Negative Affect.
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