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Humor Styles Moderate the Relationship Between Rumination and Mental Health in Community Residents

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  • Shu Ping Chuang
  • Jo Yung Wei Wu
  • Chien Shu Wang

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The present study investigated how humor styles moderate the associations between rumination and mental health (depressive symptoms, satisfaction with life, and positive mental health) in community residents. Participants ( N  = 382) were assessed with the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), and Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH-scale). Hayes’ PROCESS macro revealed that rumination had a direct effect on depressive symptoms and was moderated by affiliative humor, self-enhancing humor, and aggressive humor, respectively. The relationship between rumination and satisfaction with life was moderated by self-enhancing humor, aggressive humor, and self-defeating humor, respectively. Affiliative humor, self-enhancing humor, and aggressive humor were moderators in the relation between rumination and positive mental health. This study revealed that different humor styles have varying impacts between rumination and mental health. It is crucial for healthcare professionals to promote the importance of using adaptive humor styles to improve mental health.

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  • Shu Ping Chuang & Jo Yung Wei Wu & Chien Shu Wang, 2021. "Humor Styles Moderate the Relationship Between Rumination and Mental Health in Community Residents," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:11:y:2021:i:4:p:21582440211054477
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440211054477
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    1. Pei Gan & Yan Xie & Wenjie Duan & Qing Deng & Xiuli Yu, 2015. "Rumination and Loneliness Independently Predict Six-Month Later Depression Symptoms among Chinese Elderly in Nursing Homes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(9), pages 1-10, September.
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    1. Hongyu Fu & Yanfeng Lin & Yifan Shao & Zhonglu Zhang, 2024. "Using Self-Directed Humor to Regulate Emotion: Effects Comparison of Self-Enhancing Humor and Self-Defeating Humor," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 25(5), pages 1-20, June.

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