Table 2 Means, standard deviations, ranges of rate (per minute of play) and intra-class correlations (ICC) of prorated raw scores for total humour, humour types, and parent-reported humour, in addition to the percentage of children engaging in each behaviour at least once
From: Humorous peer play and social understanding in childhood
Mean (SD) | Range | % | ICC | κ | Girls = 64 | Boys = 56 | t test statistic, p value, Mdiff (SE), 95% CI | Cohen’s d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total humour | 1.81 (1.10) | 0–4.93 | 99.17 | 0.43, p < 0.001 | 0.82 | 1.61 (0.97) | 2.03 (1.21) | t(118) = 1.68, p =0.10, 0.13 (0.08), 0.03 to 0.29 | 0.31 |
Performing incongruities | 0.13 (0.17) | 0–0.80 | 64.46 | 0.12, p = 0.26 | 0.76 | 0.10 (0.14) | 0.16 (0.19) | t(118) = 2.07, p = 0.04, 0.09 (0.04), 0.003 to 0.18 | 0.38 |
Word play | 0.05 (0.77) | 0–0.33 | 43.80 | 0.25, p = 0.04 | 0.93 | 0.06 (0.08) | 0.04 (0.07) | t(118) = −1.15, p = 0.25, −0.04 (0.03), −0.10 to 0.03 | 0.21 |
Preposterous statements and humorous anecdotes | 0.59 (0.48) | 0–2.20 | 95.87 | 0.23, p = 0.08 | 0.84 | 0.48 (0.37) | 0.72 (0.57) | t(93.87) = 1.87, p = 0.07, 0.11 (0.06), −0.01 to 0.23 | 0.35 |
Sound play | 1.08 (0.81) | 0–3.73 | 97.52 | 0.50, p < 0.001 | 0.95 | 1.01 (0.81) | 1.15 (0.81) | t(118) = 0.78, p = 0.44, 0.06 (0.08), −0.09 to 0.21 | 0.14 |
Taboo | 0.24 (0.24) | 0–1.13 | 81.81 | 0.16, p = 0.22 | 0.85 | 0.17 (0.20) | 0.31 (0.26) | t(118) = 2.99, p = 0.003, 0.14 (0.05), 0.05 to 0.23 | 0.55 |
Playful teasing | 0.15 (0.20) | 0–0.87 | 61.98 | 0.28, p = 0.03 | 0.92 | 0.14 (0.18) | 0.17 (0.22) | t(118) = 0.78, p = 0.44, 0.04 (0.05), −0.06 to 0.14 | 0.14 |
Clowning | 0.06 (0.10) | 0–0.53 | 33.88 | 0.43, p < 0.001 | 0.64 | 0.04 (0.09) | 0.07 (0.12) | t(106.55) = 1.42, p = 0.16, 0.05 (0.04), −0.02 to 0.12 | 0.26 |
Parent rated sense of humour | 19.65 (3.56) | 7–25.00 | - | - | - | 18.82 (2.97) | 20.57 (3.96) | t(116) = 2.74, p = 0.007, 1.75 (0.64), 0.49 to 3.02 | 0.51 |
