MINDFULNESS AND THE FIFTH FACTOR OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF HUMOUR

• Authors: Zümra Özyeşil , Engin Deniz M. , Sahin Kesici
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The study aims to determine if mindfulness and the Fifth Factor of personality traits significantly predict humour styles. The participants of the study were a total of 502 undergraduate students, 300 (59.8%) female and 202 (40.2%) male. Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), Adjective Based Personality Test (ABPT) and The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were used in order to collect the data of the study. Pearson’s Product Moments correlation technique and multiple regression analysis were employed for the statistical analysis. The findings of the study show that mindfulness and the Fifth Factor of personality traits significantly predict the sub-dimensions of humour styles.

Keywords

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MINDFULNESS; PERSONALITY; HUMOUR STYLES

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 33 – 45

Contributors

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Zümra Özyeşil

• Istanbul Arel University, Faculty of Letters and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Turkoba Mah. Erguvan Sok. No: 26/K Tepekent - Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey

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Engin Deniz M.

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Sahin Kesici