Humor Styles, Subjective Happiness and Self-Esteem Among Indian Adolescents

Cheryl Jolly; Dr. Lokesh L.

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| Published: March 18, 2022

Humor Styles, Subjective Happiness and Self-Esteem Among Indian Adolescents

Cheryl Jolly

Postgraduate Student, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Lokesh L.

Assistant Professor, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.087.20221001

DOI: 10.25215/1001.087

ABSTRACT

This study examined how humor styles could mediate the effect of self-esteem on subjective happiness. 150 Indian school students completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Subjective Happiness Scale. Results showed adaptive humor styles (affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor) significantly predicted self-esteem and subjective happiness and mediated the relationship between self-esteem and subjective happiness. Maladaptive humor styles (aggressive humor and self-defeating humor) did not strongly predict self-esteem or subjective happiness. The mediation effects of humor styles found in the present research provided useful suggestions for future studies.

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Humor Style, Happiness, Self-Esteem, School Students

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How to cite this article: Jolly C. & Lokesh L. (2022). Humor Styles, Subjective Happiness and Self-Esteem Among Indian Adolescents. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(1), 849-855. DIP:18.01.087.20221001, DOI:10.25215/1001.087