Temperament, Eysenck's PEIM System, and humor-related traits*
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The Eysenckian PEN System of personality (Eysenck 1991; Eysenck and Eysenck 1985), comprising the superfactors Psychotidsm (P), Extraversion (E), and Neuroticism (N), is used äs a means to locate different humorrelated traits. A sample of 159 German adults answered a sample of temperamental traits relating to the PEN System äs well äs five humorrelated questionnaires. The temperament inventories investigated comprised the following: the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-revised (EPQ-R; Eysenck, Eysenck and Barrett 1985), the L 7 Impulsiveness Questionnaire (1.7; Eysenck, Pearson, Easting, and Allsopp 1985), the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS; Zuckerman 1979), the STQ (Claridge and Broks 1984), the Affect Intensity Measure (AIM; Larsen and Diener 1987), the Pavlovian Temperament Survey (PTS; Strelau, Angleitner, Bantelmann, and Ruch 1990), and the Dimensions of Temperament Survey-Revised (DOTS-R; Windle and Lerner 1986). The humor inventories were the following: the Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ; Martin and Lefcourt 1984), the Coping Humor Scale (CHS; Martin and Lefcourt 1983), Svebak's Sense of Humor Questionnaire (SHQ; Svebak 1974), the Telic Dominance Scale (TDS; Murgatroyd, Rushton, Apter, and Ray 1978), and the Sense of Humor Questionnaire (SHQZ; Ziv 1979). A joint factor analysis yieldedfactorsof Extraversion, Psychotidsm, and Neuroticism. Primarily E (and to a minor extent P) appeared to be relevant for the location ofthe current humor questionnaires. The Extraverts' sense of humor seemed to be characterized by their greater susceptibility for positive affect, smiling and laughter, enjoyment of entertaining others, carefreeness, and their lower degree of seriousness. A separate factor analysis of the humor scales yielded factor s of surgency and seriousness, which Humor 7-3 (1994), 209-244. 0933-1719/94/0007-0209 © Walter de Gruyter Bereitgestellt von | UZH Hauptbibliothek / Zentralbibliothek Zürich Angemeldet | 130.60.233.47 Heruntergeladen am | 19.04.13 13:37
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