Relationships of College Students' Humor Sense Among Different Types of Sport in Taiwan

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Abstract

This study examined a validation of College Student’s Sense of Humor Scale (CSSHS) and to explore on college students’ humor sense with different types of sport in Taiwan. A total of 205 students were purposively selected to fill CSSHS in a comprehensive university in Kaohsiung city. Independent t-tests and ANOVAs were used to compare the differences on students’ CSSHS with different types of sport. The findings showed that the CSSHS has an adequate construct validity and internal reliability. The students with preference for attending team-sport had significantly higher CSSHS total score than their counterparts with preference for individual-sport. Educational Implications of insightful findings are provided and discussed.


Key words: college students; sense of humor; types of sport; Taiwan

Authors

• Pei-Zhen Xia, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Hsiang-Ting Chen, National SunYat-sen University

• Zuway-R Hong, National Sun Yat-sen University