The aim of the present study was to assess the role of empathy in mediating the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and hostility. Three hundred and sixty young Italian adults (220 women and 140 men) were enrolled in the study. Psychopathological assessments included the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Interpersonal Reactivity Index and the Buss–Durkee Hostility Inventory (BDHI). Perspective taking (PT) and Personal distress (PD) are significantly associated with both DERS total score and BDHI total score. A mediational model analyzing the direct and indirect effects of DERS on BDHI through the mediating role of PT and PD showed that the relation between DERS and BDHI was partially mediated by PT total score (b = 0.16; se = 0.01; p = 0.02). Taken together our findings support the possibility that PT skills could play a crucial role in inhibiting hostility behaviors.
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) and the relation between humor and psychological well-being within the context of Italy. A total of 293 (178 females, 115 males) Italian high school and undergraduate university students – whose ages ranged from 14 to 25 years – completed the Italian versions of the HSQ and the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being scales (RPWB). The HSQ scale reliabilities were generally acceptable, and intercorrelations among the scales were rather low; the confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor structure. Males reported significantly more use of Aggressive humor than did females; no differences were found between adolescents and young adults in the use of humor styles. Affiliative and Self-enhancing humor styles were positively associated with the six dimensions of the RPWB, whereas Self-defeating humor was negatively correlated with the RPWB scales. SEM analysis showed a significant and positive relationship between humor as measured by the HSQ and psychological well-being as assessed by the RPWB. Overall, the findings supported the theoretical structure and usefulness of the HSQ in an Italian context and the differential role of humor components in the various dimensions of psychological well-being.
Sono state esaminate, nel contesto italiano, la struttura fattoriale e alcune caratteristiche psicometriche dello HSQ di Martin(2003), nonché le differenze di genere nei diversi stili umoristici e le loro relazioni con il benessere psicologico. Hanno partecipato 242 studenti di scuola media secondaria e di universitŕ. Sono state impiegate le versioni italiane dello HSQ e delle(RPWB). Partendo da correlazioni policoriche, č stata effettuata un'analisi fattoriale esplorativa utilizzando il metodo(ML) per l'estrazione dei fattori e ilper la loro rotazione obliqua. Analisi discriminanti e di regressione lineare multiple sono state condotte per esaminare le relazioni tra le variabili. Sono stati individuati i quattro fattori ipotizzati, anche se non tutti gli item risultano adeguatamente rappresentati; l'affidabilitŕ delle scale, fatta eccezione per una, č adeguata. I partecipanti maschili riferiscono un maggiore uso dello stile. Sono emerse relazioni positive tra gli stiliee negative traee il benessere psicologico. Ulteriori indagini sono richieste per approfondire la natura multifattoriale dello HSQ e le relazioni tra stili di umorismo e benessere psicologico.
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