Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles

Volume: 13 Number: 13 June 1, 2008
  • Arş. Gör. Dr. Hüdayar Cihan Güngör
  • Arş. Gör. Tahsin İlhan
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Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles

Abstract

The study investigated whether there was a relationship
between marital adjustment and humor
styles of married people. By this purpose, 170 married
people were reached and applied Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Humor Styles
Questionnaire (HSQ). For this relationship was investigated,
firstly, Pearson Product Moment Correlation
Coefficient was computed seperately for both sex.
Finally, the same process was repeated for all participants.
In result of these analysis, for males there was
a positive and significant relationship (r = 0.40, p<.01)
between self-enhancement humor subscales of
humor styles and dyadic cohesion subscales of
Dyadic Adjustment Scales. For females, there was a
relationship between self-enhancement humor, selfdefeating
humor subscales of humor styles and
dyadic cohesion, dyadic consensus, dyadic satisfaction
and affectional expression subscales of Dyadic
Adjustment Scales. For all participants, there were
correlation scores between marital adjustment and
humor styles alike females’ scores. In conclusion,
females perceived humor as an important factor in
their marriage whereas males didn’t perceive humor
as an important factor in their marriage.

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Authors

Arş. Gör. Dr. Hüdayar Cihan Güngör This is me

Arş. Gör. Tahsin İlhan This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2008

Submission Date

March 24, 2015

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Year 2008 Volume: 13 Number: 13

APA
Cihan Güngör, A. G. D. H., & İlhan, A. G. T. (2008). Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles. Journal of Social Policy Studies, 13(13), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.21560/spcd.10743
AMA
1.Cihan Güngör AGDH, İlhan AGT. Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles. Journal of Social Policy Studies. 2008;13(13):97-106. doi:10.21560/spcd.10743
Chicago
Cihan Güngör, Arş. Gör. Dr. Hüdayar, and Arş. Gör. Tahsin İlhan. 2008. “Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles”. Journal of Social Policy Studies 13 (13): 97-106. https://doi.org/10.21560/spcd.10743.
EndNote
Cihan Güngör AGDH, İlhan AGT (June 1, 2008) Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles. Journal of Social Policy Studies 13 13 97–106.
IEEE
[1]A. G. D. H. Cihan Güngör and A. G. T. İlhan, “Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles”, Journal of Social Policy Studies, vol. 13, no. 13, pp. 97–106, June 2008, doi: 10.21560/spcd.10743.
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Cihan Güngör, Arş. Gör. Dr. Hüdayar - İlhan, Arş. Gör. Tahsin. “Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles”. Journal of Social Policy Studies 13/13 (June 1, 2008): 97-106. https://doi.org/10.21560/spcd.10743.
JAMA
1.Cihan Güngör AGDH, İlhan AGT. Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles. Journal of Social Policy Studies. 2008;13:97–106.
MLA
Cihan Güngör, Arş. Gör. Dr. Hüdayar, and Arş. Gör. Tahsin İlhan. “Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles”. Journal of Social Policy Studies, vol. 13, no. 13, June 2008, pp. 97-106, doi:10.21560/spcd.10743.
Vancouver
1.Arş. Gör. Dr. Hüdayar Cihan Güngör, Arş. Gör. Tahsin İlhan. Relationships Between Marital Adjustment and Humor Styles. Journal of Social Policy Studies. 2008 Jun. 1;13(13):97-106. doi:10.21560/spcd.10743