Abstract

AQUINO, Sibele Dias de; MAROT, Tiago Azevedo; BASTOS, Rafael Valdece Sousa  and  NATIVIDADE, Jean Carlos. Validity Evidence for the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) in Brazil. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.2, pp.174-184.  Epub Aug 23, 2024. ISSN 1677-0471.  https://doi.org/10.15689/ap.2023.2202.21873.07.

The aim of this study was to seek evidence of validity for the Humor Style Questionnaire (HSQ) in a Brazilian sample. Participants were 322 university students with a mean age of 28.6 years (SD=11.5), 68.6% women and 31.4% men. After the translation procedures, the Brazilian version of the HSQ was applied simultaneously with instruments to assess self-esteem, shyness, individualism, and collectivism. The results showed a four-factor structure for the HSQ, in line with the original instrument, with adequate internal consistency rates. Positive correlations were found between self-enhancing humor and self-esteem, and between affiliation and humor collectivism. Negative correlations were also found between self-defeating humor and self-esteem, and aggressive humor and collectivism. The aggressive humor dimension could also differentiate between men and women, according to previous studies. The evidence found supports the use of the instrument in the Brazilian context.

Keywords : humor styles; test validity; self-assessment scale.

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