Anxiety day to day or

Weekly basis

Anxiety Frequency
and
Intensity

Type of Humor Used

Relationship of
Humor and Anxiety

Variable 1

Yes, Every day

Aggressive,
Self-Defeating

When anxious loses

all
Sense of humor

Variable 2

Yes

Affiliative,
Self-Defeating

Jokes about
somebody
Creates anxiety in
vicitim

Variable 3

Yes

Affiliative,
Self-Defeating

Yes, Humor has an

effect
On anxiety

Variable 4

Yes

Affiliative,
Self-Enhancing

Yes, the relationship

depends on anxiety
Levels

Variable 5

Yes

Affiliative

Yes, humor only has

an effect on anxiety
in certain people

Variable 6

Yes, Day to Day

Aggressive,
Self-Defeating

Yes, uses humor in

anxiety inducing
environments

Variable 7

Yes, every day

Aggressive,
Self-Defeating

Yes, Jokes being made

about them causes
anxiety

Variable 8

Yes, normal amounts

Aggressive,
Affiliative

Yes, was of relieving

anxiety

Variable 9

Yes

Affiliative,
Self-Enhancing

Yes, can provide

some relief but also
more pain/anxiety

Variable 10

yes

Aggressive

Yes, there is a
relationship between
humor and anxiety

Variable 11

Yes

Affiliative

Anxiety effects the

offensiveness of jokes
being used.

Variable 12

Yes

Affiliative,
Self-Defeating

Certain types of
humor can elevate
anxiety