Emotional intelligence and humor styles in the process of self-acceptance and acceptance by others
The present book explores the importance of emotional intelligence and humor in the context of personal development and interpersonal relationships. The emphasis is on on their role in the processes of self-acceptance and acceptance by others as important factors for adaptation in a dynamic social environment.
Contents:
Introduction
Theoretical prerequisites in studying emotional intelligence, humor, self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Emotional intelligence
- Genesis and development of the concept of emotional intelligence
- Emotional intelligence as an ability: essence, models and definitions
- A critical look at theories for emotional intelligence as an ability
- A model for emotional intelligence as a personality trait: emotional self-efficacy
- Humor
- Humor – essence, theories and definition
- Mental processes and functions of humor
- Individual differences in humor – sense of humor
- Humor styles
- Acceptance (self-acceptance and acceptance by others)
- Acceptance – self-acceptance and acceptance by others: definition, processes and properties
- Self-acceptance
- Acceptance from others (sense of community)
Research setting
- Theoretical model of the study
- Purpose and objectives of the study
- Research hypotheses
- Subjects studied
- Methodological tools of the study
- Questionnaire for measuring emotional intelligence as a personality trait (TEIQ – SF)
- Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ)
- Self-acceptance scale
- Scale for measuring acceptance by others
Results and discussion
- Relationship of emotional intelligence as a personality trait with self-acceptance and acceptance by others. Relationship between self-acceptance and acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Relationship between emotional intelligence as a personality trait and self-acceptance
- Relationship of emotional intelligence as a personality trait with acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Relationship between self-acceptance and acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Summary
- Relationship of emotional intelligence as a personality trait with humor styles
- Relationship between emotional intelligence and positive (adaptive) humor styles
- Relationship between emotional intelligence and negative (maladaptive) humor styles
- Summary
- Relationship of humor styles with self-acceptance and acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Relationship of positive humor styles with self-acceptance and acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Relationship of negative humor styles with self-acceptance and acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Summary
- Relationship between emotional intelligence, humor styles, self-acceptance, and acceptance by others
- Comparison of the relationship of EI as a trait with humor styles, self-acceptance, and acceptance by others. Comparison of the relationship of humor styles with self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Summary
- Influence of emotional intelligence and humor styles on self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Influence of emotional intelligence on humor styles
- Influence of trait EI and adaptive humor styles on self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Influence of trait EI and maladaptive humor styles on self-acceptance and acceptance by others. Influence of the sense of self-acceptance on acceptance by others (sense of community)
- Summary
- Mediation analysis of trait EI and humor styles in the process of self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Adaptive humor styles as a mediator in the relationship between EI and self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Maladaptive humor styles as a mediator in the relationship between EI and self-acceptance and acceptance by others
- Self-acceptance as a mediator in the relationship between EI and the feeling of acceptance by others
- Summary
- Individual differences in emotional intelligence, humor styles, self-acceptance, and acceptance by others
- Gender differences
- Age differences
- Educational differences
- Joint influence of individual differences
- Summary
Discussion and main conclusions from the study
Conclusion
Bibliography
Application
Martin Tsenov is a Doctor of Psychology. Lecturer at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. His scientific interests are in the field of personality and developmental psychology.




