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Psychological health and sense of humor
Author(s) -
Thorson James A.,
Powell F. C.,
SarmanySchuller Ivan,
Hampes William P.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199710)53:6<605::aid-jclp9>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - psychology , optimism , sense of humor , psychological distress , clinical psychology , construct (python library) , mental health , distress , scale (ratio) , social psychology , psychotherapist , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Abstract Scores on the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) are shown to be related positively to a number of factors associated with psychological health, such as optimism and self esteem, and negatively with signs of psychological distress such as depression. Humor is a multidimensional construct that seems to be intimately related to quality of life. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 53 : 605–619, 1997.