Hygiene and Preventive Medicine
Effects of humor styles and individual authenticity on depression among college students
Wang Jing, Liu Shuang, Zeng Xihua
Published 2022-05-20
Cite as Chin J Behav Med & Brain Sci, 2022, 31(5): 450-454. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20211111-00647
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the mediating effect of humor styles between individual authenticity and depression among college students.
MethodsA total of 247 college students were surveyed by the humor styles questionnaire, the authenticity questionnaire and the Chinese version of the Beck depression inventory-Ⅱ.SPSS 26.0 was used for descriptive statistics and correlation analysis, and AMOS 23.0 software was used for structural equation model test.The Bootstrap method was applied to test the mediating effect.
Results(1)The individual authenticity score was (53.35±7.80), the depression score was 6.00(3.00, 11.00), and the scores of self-defeating, self-enhancing and affiliative humor styles were (15.00±3.45), (17.70±3.04) and (27.21±4.17). (2) Correlation analysis showed that individual authenticity was positively correlated with self-enhancing humor (r=0.20, P<0.01), and negatively correlated with self-defeating humor and depression (r=-0.16, P<0.05; r=-0.30, P<0.01). Self-enhancing humor was negatively correlated with depression (r=-0.17, P<0.01). (3) The results of mediating analysis showed that the total effect between self-enhancing humor and depression was -0.318.The self-enhancing humor style had a partial mediating effect between individual authenticity and depression, with an effect value of -0.055 (95%CI=-0.103, -0.007), accounting for 17.3% of the total effect.The direct effect value of individual authenticity on depression was -0.245 (95%CI=-0.376, -0.119), accounting for 77.0% of the total effect.
ConclusionIt indicates that individual authenticity can directly affect depression and also can affect depression through self-enhancing humor.It is helpful to understand the relationship between individual authenticity and mental health, and provide a strategic reference for preventing and intervention of depression among college students.
Key words:
Authenticity; Humor styles; Mental health; Depression; College students
Contributor Information
Wang Jing
Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
Liu Shuang
Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Zeng Xihua
Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China