This chapter emphasizes the importance of conceptualizing humor as a multidimensional construct that can serve adaptive or maladaptive functions and the need for further research to discern which uses...

This chapter emphasizes the importance of conceptualizing humor as a multidimensional construct that can serve adaptive or maladaptive functions and the need for further research to discern which uses of humor facilitate coping with different types of stressors to mitigate different negative outcomes. Of the maladaptive and adaptive humor styles discussed in this chapter, in what ways would these styles relate to specific stressors? How might they mitigate or exacerbate these stressors? Selecting a specific stressor of interest, design a study in which you examine the impact of humor styles on that stressor. Include hypotheses, conditions, measures, participants, and expected results.