Leñero‐Cirujano M, Torres‐González JI, González‐Ordi H, Gómez‐Higuera J, Moro‐Tejedor MN. Validation of the humour styles questionnaire in healthcare professionals.
Nurs Open 2022;
10:2869-2876. [PMID:
36538556 PMCID:
PMC10077388 DOI:
10.1002/nop2.1528]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
AIM
The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) in a sample of Spanish healthcare professionals.
DESIGN
A cross-sectional study.
METHODS
The version of HSQ translated into Spanish by Cayssials and Pérez was used to validate on a sample of healthcare professionals (N = 250). The reliability analysed the Crombach's α coefficient and Pearson's correlation coefficient between the factors and the total scale score. The Exploratory Factor Analysis was carried out with Kaiser's criteria for the extraction of factors with Varimax rotation.
RESULTS
HSQ in this study sample reproduced the similar structure of the original version with four factors (affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive and self-defeating humour). These factors explained 44.46% of the total variance and Cronbach's ranged from 0.64-0.79. Global HSQ scale reliability was 0.82.
CONCLUSION
The HSQ is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing humour in healthcare professionals.
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