Journal Article

·2013 OPEN ACCESS

MINDFULNESS AND FIVE FACTOR PERSONALITY TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF HUMOR

Zümra Özyeşil , M. Engin Deniz YTU , Şahin Kesici YTU

Studia Psychologica

Abstract

The study aims to determine if mindfulness and the Five Factor Personality Traits significantly predict humor styles. The participants of the study were a total of 502 undergraduate students, 300 (59.8%) female and 202 (40.2%) male. Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), Adjective Based Personality Test (ABPT) and The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were used in order to collect the data of the stu dy. Pearson's Product Moments correlation technique and multiple regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. The findings of the study show that mindfulness and the Five Factor Personality Traits significantly predict the subdimensions of humor styles.

Keywords

Psychology Mindfulness Big Five personality traits Personality Adjective check list Clinical psychology Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient Developmental psychology Social psychology Statistics

Subject Areas

Humor Studies and Applications ·Social Psychology ·Social Sciences
Education Practices and Challenges ·Philosophy ·Social Sciences
Communication in Education and Healthcare ·Social Psychology ·Social Sciences

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