Abstract

CRUZ VARGAS, Daniela J.  and  SANCHEZ ARAGON, Rozzana. Sense of Humor Meanings Scale. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.1, pp.76-88.  Epub Nov 10, 2023. ISSN 2007-4719.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fpsi.20074719e.2023.1.480.

The Sense of Humor (SH) is considered a universal phenomenon, but at the same time culturally specific, since each group has particularities that modulate the way in which it is perceived and conceptualized. Although the empirical work around the phenomenon is extensive, it has focused on the creation of scales that measure styles of humor or certain humorous domains, leaving aside the interest in exploring what is most fundamental, that is, the general perceptions and meanings of humor. humor. Given the above, the present work had the objectives: 1) to explore the meaning attributed to SH by men and women, 2) to develop a valid and reliable instrument for Mexican adults, 3) to examine the invariance of the measurement of said instrument based on the gender and 4) identify possible differences between genders regarding the factors of the validated measure. The results showed the obtaining of three categories that are consistent with the factors obtained in the designed scale. Regarding its characteristics, it was a valid and reliable scale, which showed equivalence between genders.

Keywords : Sense of humor; Meaning; Measurement; Mexicans; Adults.