Table 3: The baseline scores on the sense of humor of study groups.

Variable Intervention Control t P
Mean SD Mean SD
Enjoyment of Humor 11.17 3.6 11.15 2.85 0.02 0.987
Laughter 10.17 2.75 12.1 3.92 -1.74 0.09
Verbal Humor 8.94 1.55 9.85 3.39 -1.04 0.306
Finding Humor in Everyday Life 14.28 3.34 15.5 3.52 -1.1 0.281
Laughing at Yourself 13.11 2.85 15.65 4.48 -2.06 0.047
Humor Under Stress 14.61 4.57 13.55 5.26 0.66 0.513
Total Humor 72.28 13.62 77.8 17.63 -1.07 0.291