Table 1.

Results of analysis of variance for gender differences in mean humor style, self-esteem, and interpersonal competency dimensions

Scale	Means (SD)		F
	Males	Females
Humor Styles Questionnaire
Affiliative	47.48 (6.50)	45.81 (7.26)	2.26
Self-enhancing	37.02 (6.90)	36.79 (8.45)	0.03
Aggressive	33.29 (6.91)	28.01 (8.09)	18.55***
Self-defeating	29.20 (7.98)	28.70 (9.52)	0.12
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory	31.91 (5.89)	30.41 (5.02)	3.3
Interpersonal competence questionnaire	13.33 (2.35)	13.83 (1.86)	2.5

Note:

^***P < 0.0001.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.