Abstract
The current study was conducted to explore the sense of humor as
predictor of creativity and sociability level in university undergraduates.
Correlational design was used. A convenient sample of 300 students (155
girls & 145 boys), of Semesters IV and VI (BA/B.Sc Hons.) was drawn
from 10 departments of GC University Lahore; pure sciences and social
sciences (5 each). Age range of the sample was 18 to 24 years. Abedi
Creativity Test (Abedi, 1994), California Psychological Inventory
(Ahmad, 1986) and Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (Thorson, &
Powell, 1993) were used to measure creativity, sociability and sense of
humor respectively. Psychometric properties of measures were
determined for the current sample. Linear regression analysis revealed
sense of humor as significant predictor of creativity level and sociability.
Furthermore, creation and performance dimension of humor was the
significant predictor of creativity and elaboration subscale of creativity
appeared to be a significant predictor of sense of humor. Results revealed
that attitude towards humor and humorous people, subscale of humor
appeared the only significant predictor of sociability. Suggestions for the
future researches and implications have been discussed.
Saba Ghayas, Farah Malik. (2013) Sense of Humor as Predictor of Creativity Level in University Undergraduates , Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 23, Issue 2.
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