Humour as a Moderator Between Hassles and Well-Being

Title

Humour as a Moderator Between Hassles and Well-Being

Creator

Padhy M.; Hariharan M.; Mukherjee O.; Mutnury S.L.

Description

Humour is a universal phenomenon that offers several physiological and psychological benefits across cultures. The objectives of this study were to examine the relationships between daily hassles, humour and well-being; and to investigate the moderating effect of humour on the relationship between hassles and well-being. A correlational design was adopted to collect data from 644 participants (men = 300, women = 344), aged between 18 and 58years using purposive and snowballing sampling techniques. The Daily Hassles Scale, Sense of Humour Questionnaire (SHQ-R) and the Personal Well-Being IndexAdult (PWI-A) were administered to the sample. The self-report measures were appropriately scored and the collective data were analyzed. Statistical analyses revealed a positive relationship between sense of humour and well-being. A negative relationship was observed between sense of humour and hassles; and between well-being and hassles. Further, sense of humour was found to be moderating the relationship between daily hassles and well-being. This study highlights the role of humour in softening the impact of hassles on the well-being of the Indian population. This strengthens the construct of humour in the context of positive psychology. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India 2024.

Source

Psychological Studies, Vol-69, No. 3, pp. 286-295.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Springer

Subject

Correlation; Hassles; Humour; Moderation analysis; Stress; Well-being

Coverage

Padhy M., Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, P.O., Telangana, Hyderabad, 500046, India; Hariharan M., Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, P.O., Telangana, Hyderabad, 500046, India; Mukherjee O., CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, 201003, India; Mutnury S.L., NatFirst Private Limited, Ground Floor, Telangana, Moosapet, Hyderabad, 500018, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 332968

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-024-00795-1

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