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The development of the Humour Structure Appreciation Scale and its relation to Sensation Seeking Inventory and Need for Closure Scale
The development of the Humour Structure Appreciation Scale and its relation to Sensation Seeking Inventory and Need for Closure Scale

Author(s): Filip Sulejmanov, Ognen Spasovski, Tracey Platt
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Communication studies, Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism
Published by: Krakowskie Towarzystwo Popularyzowania Wiedzy o Komunikacji Językowej Tertium
Keywords: humour appreciation; sensation seeking; need for closure; HSAS;

Summary/Abstract: Three related studies are presented with the aim of investigating the individual differences in humour appreciation, sensation seeking and need for closure. In order to accomplish this, the construction and initial validation of a new instrument will be presented. The Humour Structure Appreciation Scale (HSAS) distinguishes between incongruity-resolution (INCRES), and nonsense (NON) humour. The first study analyses the content validity of a broad item pool. The second study focused on the metric properties of the selected items. In the third study, the remaining jokes were given to a quota sample from Macedonia, along with measures of sensation seeking (Arnett Inventory of Sensation Seeking) and need for closure (Need for Closure Scale). Psychometric properties of the scales were investigated and showed to be satisfactory. Intercorrelations among the scales provide evidence for the construct validity of the HSAS.

  • Issue Year: 6/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 124-140
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English