UGR researchers from the Mind, Brain and
Behaviour Research Centre have established that individuals who frequently use
self-defeating humour - aimed at gaining the approval of others through
self-mockery - exhibit greater levels of psychological well-being.
Up until now, a significant deal of the research
literature has suggested that self-defeating humour is exclusively associated
with negative psychological effects among individuals who regularly employ this
style of humour.
Adaptive styles of humour include affiliative
humour, which is aimed at strengthening social relationships.
On the one hand, the results regarding the
relationship between the use of humour and anger management suggest that the
capacity for maintaining a humorous perspective in adverse situations, i.e. the
use of self-enhancing humour, is typically found among people who manage anger
more effectively, as well as among those with lower tendencies to exhibit angry
feelings or reactions.
Torres-Marin and Gines Navarro-Carrillo highlight
that: With the aim of further delving into the existing links between
individual differences in the use of humour and other psychological variables
of interest, our research pursued the following objectives: firstly, to provide
the scientific community with a measuring tool for assessing different styles
of humour among the Spanish population; and secondly, to broaden the available
knowledge about the links between the tendency to use certain kinds of humour and
specific personality traits.
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