Assessing the „humorous temperament“: Construction of the facet and standard trait forms of the State-Trait-Cheerfulness-Inventory — STCI

Abstract

The present paper outlines the relevance of cheerfulness, seriousness, and bad mood for humor research. A state-trait model of exhtiaratability is presented which incorporates the three concepts äs both states and traits. Definitions of the concepts are undertaken utilizing a facet approach and the relationships among the three concepts are outlined. The construction strategy for the various forms of the German Version of the State-Trait- Cheerfulness-Inventory (STCI) is outlined and the following versions of the trait form will be e Show more