Table 4 A multiple linear regression analysis of the effect of humor on creativity (n = 265)

^b Humor production and creativity

0.226

0.102

3.929^*

< 0.001^*

0.210

0.720

^b Coping or adaptive humor

0.071

0.121

5.005^*

< 0.001^*

0.070

0.074

^b Appreciation of humor

-0.100

0.075

2.801^*

0.005^*

-0.100

-0.269

^b Attitudes toward humor and Humorous people

-0.209

0.377

14.044^*

< 0.001^*

0.115

-0.306

R² = 0.168, Adjusted R² = 0.162, F = 169.782^*, p < 0.001^*