Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS)

Thorson & Powell (1993)

Anatomy

Fig. Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) → its items → the construct(s) they measure. Click a construct to follow it.

Measures this construct

Humor Production and Social Uses of Humor (unresolved)
Coping Humor
Negative Attitudes Toward Humor (unresolved)
Positive Attitudes Toward Humor (unresolved)

Items

No item-level text recorded. The registry stores item content only for instruments where the source extract carries it; many entries are summary-level only.

Reliability & validity

Reliability: Not recorded
Validity: Not recorded

Items measuring this instrument

Canonical item stems whose source_items[] includes a variant from this instrument. Capped at 10; see the full list via the link below.

calling somebody a comedian is a real insult

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humor is a lousy coping mechanism

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i like a good joke

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i use humor to entertain my friends

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people who tell jokes are a pain in the neck

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uses of humor or wit help me master difficult situations

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