تطوير مقياس انماط الفكاهة باستخدام الأنموذج الكشفي المتدرج المعمم لدى طلبة جامعة ديالى

Abstract

The current research aims to develop a Humor Styles Scale using the Generalized Graded Unfolding Model (GGUM) among students of the University of Diyala. The scale is adapted from the instrument developed by Martin et al. (2003), which includes four humor styles. To achieve this goal, the researcher followed rigorous scientific procedures in analyzing the scale. These steps included translating the original instrument into Arabic, conducting a back-translation into English, and consulting a specialist in English to verify the accuracy of the translation. After ensuring translation validity and the logical appropriateness of the scale's items, and obtaining face validity, the scale was presented to ten experts (jury members) in the fields of educational and psychological sciences to obtain their feedback and suggestions for revising the wording of the items. None of the 32 items were excluded, as all received a 100% agreement rate from the experts, thereby confirming the scale's face validity. To ensure the clarity of the scale's instructions and items for the study sample and to determine the appropriate response time, the scale was administered to a pilot sample of 50 randomly selected students from the University of Diyala. The results indicated that the instructions and items were clear, and the response time was determined. Additionally, the assumptions of the model were verified. The scale was then applied to a sample of 500 randomly and proportionally selected undergraduate students from the morning study programs. The researcher employed the Generalized Graded Unfolding Model, one of the models of modern measurement theory. The results demonstrated the model’s suitability, the data's conformity with its assumptions, and the adequacy of all items in terms of psychometric properties. The researcher concluded with several recommendations, conclusions, and suggestions for future research.