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Social competence is an important field of study as it encourages the development of important factors that
support an individual to become a mature and productive member of the society. The research investigated
whether empathy and styles of humor are the predictors of social competence in University students. Another
objective was to find out gender differences in empathy, styles of humor and social competence. The sample
included 186 university students, both male (n=93) and female (n=93) via multi-stage sampling technique. It
was hypothesized that social competence can significantly be predicted by empathy (fantasy empathy, empathic
concern, perspective taking empathy, personal distress) and styles of humor (affiliated humor, self-enhancing
humor, aggressive humor and self-defeating humor). Correlational design was used to infer the proposed
hypotheses. Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1980), Humor Styles Questionnaire (Martin, Martin, PuhlikDoris, Larsen, Gray, &Weir, 2003) and Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (Buhrmester, Furman,
Wittenberg, & Reis 1988) assessed empathy, styles of humor and social competence. Hierarchical regression
analysis revealed that empathic concern and self-enhancing style of humor significantly predict social
competence. No significant difference across gender was found in empathy and social competence among
university students. However, “maladaptive styles of humor” were used more by male students as compared to
female students. Implications for forthcoming research are hereby discussed.
Madiha Nazir, Rafia Rafique. (2019) Empathy, Styles of Humor and Social Competence in University Students, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 17, Issue 1.
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