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The Influence of Humor Style and Personality Traits on the Quality of Peer Relationship among Young Adults

Author(s) Ms. Ardra Sukumar T S, Mr Ashwanth Kanna V
Country India
Abstract This study examined the influence of humor style and personality traits on the quality of peer relationshipsamong young adults. A total of 410 participants aged 18–25 years were recruited using conveniencesampling from the general population. Three standardized instruments were administered: the Humor
Styles Questionnaire (HSQ; Martin et al., 2003), the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10; Rammstedt & John,2007), and the Index of Peer Relations (IPR; Hudson, 1992). Data were analyzed using Pearson'scorrelation, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23.Results revealed that self-enhancing humor (r = .27, p < .01) and self-defeating humor (r = .29, p < .01)were significantly and positively associated with peer relationship quality. Affiliative humor showed only amarginal positive association, while aggressive humor showed no significant relationship. None of the BigFive personality traits demonstrated a statistically significant direct correlation with peer relationshipquality; however, personality traits were meaningfully associated with humor style use. Interest insocializing was significantly associated with peer relationship quality (F(4, 405) = 2.68, p = .031). Thefindings highlight humor style as a proximal behavioral predictor of peer relationship quality and suggest
that personality traits operate indirectly through humor use to shapeinterpersonal outcomes among youngadults.
Keywords Humor Style, Personality Traits, Quality of Peer Relationship, Young Adults, Big Five, Humor Styles Questionnaire
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-06-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.80743
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