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Psicogente
Print version ISSN 0124-0137
Abstract
VILLEGAS, Mariela; CONTRERAS, Denys H.; CASSARETTO, Mónica and RUDA S., María Lourdes. Humor Styles, Coping and Social Support in parents of children with cancer. Psicogente [online]. 2023, vol.26, n.49, pp.116-140. Epub Jan 12, 2023. ISSN 0124-0137. https://doi.org/10.17081/psico.26.49.5166.
Objective:
To analyze the predictive role of coping strategies and social support over humor styles in parents who migrate along with children with cancer.
Method:
A transactional-correlational quantitative design and non-probabilistic convenience sampling were used. It involved 62 parents (11 men and 51 women) between 20 and 61 years. They answered the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), COPE Inventory (COPE) and the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS).
Results:
Regression models were developed for affiliative (R²=0,19, p<0,001) and aggressive humor (R²=0,25, p<0,001), both considered humor styles towards others. For self-oriented humor styles, two models were built to predict self-enhancing humor. The first model considers global social support (R²=0,25, p<0,001), while the second model, affective support (R²=0,27, p<0,001). Likewise, the first model explaining self-defeating humor considers global social support (R²=0,28, p<0,001) and the second, instrumental support (R²=0,27, p<0,001).
Discussion:
Coping strategies and social support in relation to humor styles in the context of illness and migration demonstrate the effectiveness of certain strategies and styles considered maladaptive in face of a highly stressful situation.
Keywords : humor; coping; social support; parents; childhood cancer.