Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being: Development of the Humor Styles Questionnaire

2003/02/01 by Rod A. Martin, Patricia Puhlik-Doris, Gwen Larsen +4 · 2,126 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Anxiety #Developmental psychology #Hostility #Humor Studies and Applications #Humor research #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Media Influence and Health #Mood #Optimism #Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/s0092-6566(02)00534-2

published in Journal of Research in Personality 37(1), 48-75 (Elsevier BV)

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