Sense of humor, emotional intelligence, and social competence

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1202-1208

  Yip, Jeremy A ^a   Martin, Rod A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Sense of humor; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750828080     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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