The power of laughter: a study on humor and creativity in undergraduate nursing education in Egypt

BMC Nursing

Table 3 The correlation coefficients (r) between various aspects of humor and creativity among the participants (n = 265)

Variables		Humor Production and Creativity	Coping or Adaptive Humor	Appreciation of Humor	Attitudes Toward Humor and Humorous People	Total scores of MSHS	Creative Self Efficacy	Creative Personal Identity
Humor Production and Creativity	r
Humor Production and Creativity	p
Coping or Adaptive Humor	r	0.314** 0.001
Coping or Adaptive Humor	p	0.314** 0.001
Appreciation Of Humor	r	0.587* 0.031	0.254** 0.001
Appreciation Of Humor	p	0.587* 0.031	0.254** 0.001
Attitudes Toward Humor and Humorous People	r	0.419** 0.001	0.357** 0.001	0.556** 0.002
Attitudes Toward Humor and Humorous People	p	0.419** 0.001	0.357** 0.001	0.556** 0.002
Total scores of MSHS	r	0.316** 0.001	0.412** 0.001	0.268** 0.001	0.394** 0.001
Total scores of MSHS	p	0.316** 0.001	0.412** 0.001	0.268** 0.001	0.394** 0.001
Creative Self Efficacy	r	0.224^** 0.000	0.081 0.231	0.529* 0.027	-0.224* 0.032	0.196^* 0.012
Creative Self Efficacy	p	0.224^** 0.000	0.081 0.231	0.529* 0.027	-0.224* 0.032	0.196^* 0.012
Creative Personal Identity	r	0.265^** 0.000	0.179^* 0.023	0.417* 0.042	-0.251* 0.035	0.265** 0.001	0.423** 0.001
Creative Personal Identity	p	0.265^** 0.000	0.179^* 0.023	0.417* 0.042	-0.251* 0.035	0.265** 0.001	0.423** 0.001
Total scores of SSCS	r	0.254^** 0.001	0.230* 0.030	0.461* 0.022	-0.343* 0.021	0.238^** 0.001	0.214** 0.001	0.347^** 0.001
Total scores of SSCS	P	0.254^** 0.001	0.230* 0.030	0.461* 0.022	-0.343* 0.021	0.238^** 0.001	0.214** 0.001	0.347^** 0.001

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