title: Development and validation of a Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale.
abstract: Personal sense of humor has been recognized as a coping mechanism. Sense of humor as a construct, however, is multidimensional. Existing efforts to assess overall sense of humor are, for a number of reasons, deficient. The present study reports the development and factor analysis of a new Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale that may be useful in a variety of research and clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska, Omaha.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thorson
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic