1. Correlations between Humor Styles and Loneliness

2. Purpose of study was to investigate association between loneliness and different types of humor – but no real statement about why it was necessary to investigate the association

3. Research questions or Hypotheses: 1. Lonely inverse with Affl H 2
Research questions or Hypotheses: 1.Lonely inverse with Affl H 2.Lonely = SD Humor 3. Lonely inversely related to s SE Humor 4. Lonely and aggression not associated

4. Shy = Lonely
Shy or Lonely = poor social skills
Shy or Lonely = low self-esteem
Shy or Lonely = poor interpersonal skills
Shy inverse with Affiliation Humor (Affl H)
Affl H associated with extraversion
Affl H associated with intimacy
Hypothesis 1:
Therefore, Hypothesized that:
Lonely inverse with Affl H

5. Self-defeating humor = low self-esteem
Lonely = low self-esteem (previous slide)
Hypothesis 2
Therefore, hypothesized that:
Lonely = SD Humor

6. Self-enhancing (SE) Humor = high self-esteem
SE humor = intimacy
SE humor = social support
Lonely = low self-esteem
Hypothesis 3
Therefore, Hypothesized that:
Lonely inversely related to s SE Humor

7. Shy and aggression not associated
Shy = Lonely
Hypothesis 4
Therefore, hypothesized that
Lonely and aggression not associated

8. Procedure: described in the methodology section
106 cc students (34M, 72W)
Lonely measured by UCLA Loneliness Scale
Types of humor measured by Humor Styles Questionnaire

9. Results 1. Yes, Lonely was inverse with Affl H (r=-. 47) 2
Results 1. Yes, Lonely was inverse with Affl H (r=-.47) 2. Yes, Lonely was = SD Humor (r=.32) 3. Yes, Lonely was inversely related to s SE Humor (r=-.39) 4. Yes, Lonely and aggression were not associated (r= -.04)

10. Conclusions
Given that other research has indicated that shyness precedes loneliness, it may be that shy people haven’t used humor in social situations to be more successful in those situations. The correlations were not evidence of casual relationships.