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The document outlines interview questions designed to explore two hypotheses regarding humor: its role as a social mask versus a private coping tool, and its effectiveness in immediate versus long-term stress management. Questions focus on personal experiences with humor in academic pressure, social situations, and emotional vulnerability. The aim is to understand whether humor serves as a protective mechanism or a temporary distraction from deeper issues.

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Interview Questions

The document outlines interview questions designed to explore two hypotheses regarding humor: its role as a social mask versus a private coping tool, and its effectiveness in immediate versus long-term stress management. Questions focus on personal experiences with humor in academic pressure, social situations, and emotional vulnerability. The aim is to understand whether humor serves as a protective mechanism or a temporary distraction from deeper issues.

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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Block A: Testing Hypothesis 1 (Humor as a Social Mask


vs. Private Tool)
●​ When you face heavy academic pressure or struggle with a
concept while studying alone, do you find yourself cracking jokes
or laughing about it? Why or why not?
●​ Think of a time you made a mistake or felt embarrassed in front of
your friends. Did you use humor to deal with it right then?
●​ Do you feel that being funny or cracking jokes helps you blend into
your friend circle or protect your social status?
●​ If you are feeling insecure or vulnerable about something personal,
is it easier to crack a self-defeating joke or to show your raw
emotions to your peers?
●​ Would you agree that teenagers often use humor as an outer
shield to hide their real feelings from their classmates? Why?

Block B: Testing Hypothesis 2 (Immediate vs. Long-term


Coping - The "Wrong" Hypothesis)
●​ When an awkward or stressful situation pops up, does cracking a
joke bring down the immediate tension in the room? How does it
feel right at that moment?
●​ After you use humor to brush off a stressful event, does that
lighthearted feeling stay with you once you are by yourself?
●​ Does laughing about an active worry or a stressful situation make
the underlying anxiety completely go away?
●​ When you use humor to deal with a lingering problem, do you feel
it helps you actively fix the root cause, or does it just temporarily
delay dealing with it?
●​ Looking back at your experiences, would you classify your use of
humor as a permanent solution to stress, or just a temporary
camouflage to get through the moment?

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