SENSE OF HUMOR AND CREATIVITY

Authors
HUMKE C SCHAEFER CE
Citation
C. Humke et Ce. Schaefer, SENSE OF HUMOR AND CREATIVITY, Perceptual and motor skills, 82(2), 1996, pp. 544-546
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
82
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
544 - 546
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1996)82:2<544:SOHAC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Scores on a multidimensional scale of humor and a nonverbal indicator of creative ability for 86 adults indicate a significant positive asso ciation of creativity and a sense of humor. Adults who were classified as low on creativity scored significantly lower on the humor scale th an adults classified as high on creativity. This result is congruent w ith previous research indicating a relationship between the two constr ucts.