Wisdom researchers acknowledge the complex nature of this ancient construct, although they are yet to agree on its core components. A key question in the literature is whether Openness and Humour are aspects of wisdom or whether Openness is an antecedent of wisdom with Humour as a consequence.

Using structural equation modelling, we evaluated data from 457 online respondents aged 16–87 years (Mage = 35.19, SD = 17.45). We analyzed a model with Openness as a precursor to Wisdom (conceptualised as a latent mediator variable using parcels of the SAWS Experience, Reminiscence/Reflection, and Emotional Regulation items), with Humor as outcome. We compared this model with a model using Wisdom as a latent mediator variable using parcels of the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale-12 (3D-WS-12).

A model using Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS)-9 latent mediator variable with Openness as precursor to wisdom and Humour as a consequence was good fit for the data and displayed full mediation. Similarly, a model using the 3D-WS-12 as latent mediator variable to measure wisdom and with Openness as a precursor to wisdom and Humour as a consequence also fits the data with full mediation.

These findings provide empirical support for theoretical suggestions in the literature that Openness is a precursor to wisdom and that Humour is a consequence of wisdom using two of the most common self-report measures of wisdom. An improved understanding of the nature of wisdom and especially of its potential precursors can also be of use in future efforts to facilitate the development of wisdom.

智慧研究人员承认这种古老构造的复杂性，尽管他们尚未就其核心组成部分达成一致。文献中的一个关键问题是开放性和幽默是否是智慧的方面，或者开放性是否是智慧的前因，而幽默是结果的结果。

使用结构方程模型，我们评估了来自 457 位 16-87 岁的在线受访者的数据（M年龄= 35.19，SD = 17.45）。我们分析了一个模型，其中开放性是智慧的前身（概念化为潜在中介变量，使用 SAWS 体验、回忆/反思和情绪调节项目），以幽默作为结果。我们将此模型与使用智慧作为潜在中介变量的模型进行了比较，该模型使用三维智慧尺度 12 (3D-WS-12) 的地块。

使用自我评估智慧量表 (SAWS)-9 潜在中介变量的模型，其中开放性作为智慧的前兆，幽默作为结果，非常适合数据并显示完全中介。类似地，使用 3D-WS-12 作为潜在中介变量来衡量智慧，并以开放性作为智慧的前兆和幽默作为结果的模型也适合具有完全中介的数据。

这些发现为文献中的理论建议提供了实证支持，即开放性是智慧的先兆，幽默是智慧的结果，使用两种最常见的自我报告智慧衡量标准。更好地理解智慧的本质，尤其是其潜在的前身，也可以在未来促进智慧发展的努力中发挥作用。