Do types of sense of humor change in puberty and adolescence?

Abstract

This research aims to understand the sense of humor construct development and its repercussion on 10-to-16-year-old students from school as well as its types. The participants were 376 students: 119 males and 257 females from CEGNE Santa Anita School. The Sense of Humor Scale (HSQ) was used as an instrument. The data analysis was carried out by using the SPSS 16.0 computer system. It was found, as a result, that there is no difference in types of sense of humor: affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-defeating humor on 10-to-16-year-old students. On the men and women comparison however, some differences in the type of aggressive humor were found. With reference to benevolent humor, which includes affiliative and self-enhancing types, and detrimental humor, such as aggressive and self-defeating types, it was found that adolescents practice more benevolent than detrimental humor in their relationships, at an intrapersonal and interpersonal level