Humor styles predict emotional and behavioral responses to COVID-19-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Humor styles predict emotional and behavioral responses to COVID-19

Published:2021-03-22 Issue:2 Volume:34 Page:177-199
ISSN:1613-3722
Container-title:HUMOR
language:en
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Author:

Olah Andrew R.¹,Ford Thomas E.²

Affiliation:

1. The Junkin Group, LLC , Philadelphia , PA , USA

2. Western Carolina University , Cullowhee , NC , USA

Abstract

Abstract A correlational study (n = 180 adults) in the United States tested the hypothesis that self-directed humor styles predict emotional responses to COVID-19, specifically stress and hopelessness, and in turn predict engagement in protective behaviors. Results from a sequential mediation analysis supported our hypotheses. First, to the extent that people have a self-enhancing humor style they perceived less stress and hopelessness associated with COVID-19 and as a result reported engaging in more protective behaviors. Second, people higher in self-defeating humor style showed the opposite pattern; they perceived more stress and hopelessness due to COVID-19 and thus reported engaging in less protective behaviors. Implications for theory and application are discussed.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Psychology,Linguistics and Language,Sociology and Political Science,Language and Linguistics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/humor-2021-0009/pdf

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