HUMOR STYLES AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
PUBLISHED IN AD SAPIENTIAM VOLUME X 2016, COPYRIGHT: ISSN 2012-290X
JIANNE A. GUILOT, GERESTY S.LUYAHAN, GLEA HESELLE A. PABALINAS AND JULIO V T. ZAYCO
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between humor styles and emotional intelligence of students. This study used a descriptive correlational research design. One hundred twenty-one first year to fourth year education students of a selected school completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) and the Schutte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI). Results indicated that males were more likely to use affiliative humor while females were more likely to use self-enhancing humor style. First year and third year students used affiliative humor while second year and fourth year used self – enhancing humor. Findings also showed that the level of emotional intelligence of the students as a whole, when grouped according to sex and year level, was high. It was also revealed that there were positive significant correlations between the adaptive humor styles, namely, affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles, and emotional intelligence. However, no significant correlations were found between the maladaptive humor styles, aggressive and self-defeating, and emotional intelligence.