Abstract Depressogenic traits are personality dispositions that put individuals at a higher risk for developing depression. Measured by the Depressive Experience Questionnaire (DEQ), self-criticism and dependency are two personality traits that are closely related to depression. The current study explored humor styles as potential mediating factors in the relationship between depressogenic traits and depression. Study 1: Given that the traditional Chinese version of the DEQ had not been validated psychometrically, we first conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to determine the most appropriate DEQ scoring system among the existing ones. The results indicated that the reconstructed DEQ had the best psychometric properties for the traditional Chinese version of the DEQ. Study 2: The potential mediating effect of humor styles in the relationship between depressogenic traits and depression was examined. Results showed that two benign humor styles, affiliative and self-enhancing humor styles, mediated the relationship between depressogenic traits (both self-criticism and dependency) and depression. The mediational strength was stronger for self-enhancing than for affiliative humor style. Malign humor styles, aggressive and self-defeating humor styles, did not emerge as mediators. Research and clinical implications for the findings were discussed.

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抑郁症特征和抑郁症：幽默风格是中介吗？

摘要 抑郁症特征是使个体更容易患抑郁症的性格倾向。通过抑郁体验问卷（DEQ）衡量，自我批评和依赖是与抑郁症密切相关的两种人格特质。目前的研究探索了幽默风格作为抑郁症特征与抑郁症之间关系的潜在中介因素。研究 1：鉴于繁体中文版的 DEQ 尚未经过心理测量验证，我们首先进行了验证性因素分析，以确定现有的 DEQ 评分系统中最合适的。结果表明，重建的DEQ对于繁体中文版的DEQ具有最好的心理测量特性。研究 2：检查了幽默风格在抑郁性特征和抑郁之间的关系中的潜在中介作用。结果表明，两种良性幽默风格，亲和和自我提升的幽默风格，介导了抑郁性特征（自我批评和依赖）与抑郁之间的关系。自我提升的中介强度比亲和幽默风格更强。恶意的幽默风格、攻击性和自我挫败的幽默风格并没有作为中介出现。讨论了这些发现的研究和临床意义。自我提升的中介强度比亲和幽默风格更强。恶意的幽默风格、攻击性和自我挫败的幽默风格并没有作为中介出现。讨论了这些发现的研究和临床意义。自我提升的中介强度比亲和幽默风格更强。恶意的幽默风格、攻击性和自我挫败的幽默风格并没有作为中介出现。讨论了这些发现的研究和临床意义。