Humor styles as mediators between self-evaluative standards and psychological well-being

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-376

  Kuiper, Nicholas ^a   McHale, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Humor styles; Self esteem; Self evaluations; Self schema

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449089338     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.143.4.359-376     Document Type: Article

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