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Analyzing the Impact of Humor Styles, Self-Efficacy, and Resilience on Post-Traumatic Growth in Individuals with Experience of Parental Separation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Delaram sadat Daliran 1
Mehrangiz pyvastegar 2
Seyede Asma Hosseini 2
1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the effects of humor styles, self-efficacy, and resilience on post-traumatic growth in individuals who have experienced parental divorce.

Materials and Methods: This research was descriptive–correlational and applied in purpose. Data were collected using survey and field methods. The statistical population included all clients of the NGO “Children of Divorce” in Tehran, from which a sample of 170 participants was selected using convenience sampling. Research instruments included the Humor Styles Questionnaire by Martin et al. (2003), the General Self-Efficacy Scale by Sherer et al. (1982), the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (2003), and the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory by Tedeschi and Calhoun (1996).

Findings: Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise and multiple regression analyses. Results showed significant correlations between post-traumatic growth and affiliative humor (r = 0.433), self-enhancing humor (r = 0.523), aggressive humor (r = −0.470), self-defeating humor (r = −0.420), self-efficacy (r = 0.448), and resilience (r = 0.512).

Conclusion: Regression analysis indicated that self-enhancing humor, self-efficacy, resilience, and aggressive humor hierarchically predicted post-traumatic growth in children of divorced parents. Their respective contributions were 27% for self-enhancing humor, 14% for self-efficacy, 6% for resilience, and 2% for aggressive humor. Overall, these variables accounted for 50% of the variance in post-traumatic growth. The findings highlight the importance of self-enhancing humor, self-efficacy, and resilience in maintaining and promoting the psychological well-being of children of divorced parents.
Keywords
Post-Traumatic Growth
Humor Styles
Self-Efficacy
Resilience
Children of Divorced Parents
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