RELATION BETWEEN INTIMACY AND THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL SENSE OF HUMOR SCALE

In a previous study a relationship was indicated between humor and int imacy; however, the Situational Humor Response Questionnaire, a narrow measure of humor, was given. In this study for 20 male and 40 female undergraduates high scores on intimacy were associated with high score s on the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, a broad and comprehens ive measure, although the relationship was not as strong as that betwe en scores on intimacy and on the Situational Humor Response Questionna ire. This discrepancy might be explained by the social nature of intim acy and differences in the two measures of humor.