Table 4. Hierarchical Regression of the Comic Styles With DASS, Controlled for Age and Gender.
Variable | Fun | Humor | Nonsense | Wit | Irony | Satire | Sarcasm | Cynicism | ΔR2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression | -0.002 | -0.20*** | 0.13** | 0.06 | 0.20 | -0.04 | 0.06 | 0.13* | 0.09*** |
Anxiety | 0.07 | -0.14** | 0.06 | -0.11* | 0.15** | 0.01 | -0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04*** |
Stress | 0.01 | -0.18*** | 0.10* | -0.03 | 0.18** | 0.02 | -0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08*** |
Note. N = 686.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.