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Can self-defeating humor make you happy? Cognitive interviews reveal the adaptive side of the self-defeating humor style

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2018
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Heintz, S., & Ruch, W. (2018). Can self-defeating humor make you happy? Cognitive interviews reveal the adaptive side of the self-defeating humor style. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 31(3), 451–472. https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2017-0089

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The present set of studies employs two cognitive interviewing techniques (thinking aloud and online cognitive probing) of the scale assessing the self-defeating humor style, aiming at delineating the role that self-defeating humor plays in self-esteem and emotions. The self-defeating humor style comprises humor to enhance one’s relationships with others at the expense of oneself, and has often been related to lower well-being. The analyses are based on 392 item responses of a typical sample (Study 1) and 104 item responses of high sco

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  • Heintz, Sonja
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  • Ruch, Willibald
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31

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3

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451

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472

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DoktoratPSych Erstautor

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English

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2018

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2018-05-07

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0933-1719

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Heintz, S., & Ruch, W. (2018). Can self-defeating humor make you happy? Cognitive interviews reveal the adaptive side of the self-defeating humor style. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 31(3), 451–472. https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2017-0089

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