Humor Coping Scale, CHS Test - the question form

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1. I often lose my sense of humor in difficult situations.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Strongly agree
2. I often find that my problems seem much less serious when I try to find something funny about them.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Strongly agree
3. I usually try to say something funny when I am in a tense situation.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree somewhat
3 – Agree somewhat
4 – Strongly agree
4. I doubt that a sense of humor can make my life easier.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Somewhat disagree
3 – Somewhat agree
4 – Strongly agree
5. I often feel that if I were in a situation where I could either cry or laugh, I would rather laugh.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Strongly agree
6. I can usually find something to laugh about or make a joke about, even in difficult situations.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree somewhat
3 – Agree somewhat
4 – Strongly agree
7. From experience, I have found that humor is often a very effective way of coping with problems.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Completely agree
1. I often lose my sense of humor in difficult situations.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Somewhat disagree
3 – Somewhat agree
4 – Strongly agree
2. I often find that my problems seem much less serious when I try to find something funny about them.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Somewhat disagree
3 – Somewhat agree
4 – Strongly agree
3. I usually try to say something funny when I am in a tense situation.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Somewhat disagree
3 – Somewhat agree
4 – Strongly agree
4. It is unlikely that a sense of humor can make my life easier.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Somewhat disagree
3 – Somewhat agree
4 – Strongly agree
5. I often feel that if a situation arose in which I could either cry or laugh, I would rather laugh.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Strongly agree
6. I usually can find something to laugh about or joke about, even in difficult situations.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Strongly agree
7. From experience, I know that humor is often a very effective way of coping with problems.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree more than agree
3 – Agree more than disagree
4 – Strongly agree