Emotional Intelligence, Flourishing and Humor Styles: A Correlational Study Among Young Adults

Abstract

The development of flourishing- a recent concept in the field of positive psychology, has opened the doors to a new direction for research, and the increasing attention towards emotions and its implications has also intrigued researchers to develop more understanding about the concept. The present study aims to investigate the correlation between emotional intelligence, humor styles and flourishing among young adults. For the purpose of this study, a sample of 148 young adults, including 74 men and 74 women, ranging from the age of 20- 25 years, were roped in and administered with Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Scale, Flourishing Scale and Humor Styles Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation and t-test. The findings of the research indicated that there exists a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence, flourishing and positive humor styles, while a negative correlation between emotional intelligence, flourishing and negative humor style- aggressive humor. There were no significant gender differences in terms of emotional intelligence, flourishing and humor styles. This study can be used to add to the existing knowledge about emotional intelligence and flourishing, and the results can be utilized to improve flourishing by inculcating positive humor styles.