Abstract
Previous research conducted in Western societies has established a close association between humor and creativity. The present study aimed to examine the relationships among humor styles (affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-defeating), creative personality traits (novelty, diversity, and divergent thinking), and creative thinking abilities (fluency, flexibility, and originality) in the context of Chinese culture. A sample of 163 Chinese people in Hong Kong were recruited to complete the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ; Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray, & Weir, 2003), three creative personality subscales from the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory 2 (CPAI-2; Cheung, Leung, Song, & Zhang, 2001), and one verbal test of the Wallach-Kogan Creativity Tests (WKCT; Wallach & Kogan, 1965). Preliminary analyses revealed some gender and education differences in humor styles, creative personality traits, and creative thinking abilities. Moreover, it was found that for Chinese people in Hong Kong, the creative personality traits of novelty and divergent thinking were associated with humor styles. However, measures of creative thinking abilities were not related to measures of humor styles and creative personality traits. These findings were strikingly different from those indicated in the West. The differences are discussed in terms of the characteristics of Chinese culture.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Jun 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | The 22nd International Society for Humor Studies Conference - , Hong Kong, China Duration: 24 Jun 2010 → 27 Jun 2010 |
Conference
| Conference | The 22nd International Society for Humor Studies Conference |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong, China |
| Period | 24/06/10 → 27/06/10 |