Coping Humor Scale (CHS) Test

Understand how you use humor to manage stress in about 2 minutes. With 7 quick items, get a clear snapshot to guide coaching, therapy, or research.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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16/28

Coping Humor (CH)

Measures how often a person uses humor as a coping strategy when facing stress and difficulties.

Low use

Moderate use

High use

7 – 17: Low use | 18 – 25: Moderate use | 26 – 28: High use

A score of 16 falls in the Low use range, suggesting humor is used relatively infrequently as a way to manage stress or setbacks.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Stressed workers and students

41%OF USERS

People juggling deadlines or exams take it to see whether humor helps them stay calm, bounce back, and keep perspective under pressure.

Therapy and coaching clients

34%OF USERS

People in counseling use it to understand their coping style and whether they can lean on humor more effectively during tough moments.

Trainers and researchers

25%OF USERS

Psychologists, educators, and HR specialists use it to measure humor-based coping in groups for workshops, assessments, or studies.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Humor Coping Scale (HCS)

Average

16.3

Normal range

13.4 — 19.3

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Coping Humor Scale (CHS) Test - Symptoms and Signs

sense of humor

coping behavior

This brief self-report measure evaluates the extent to which an individual uses humor as a coping strategy when managing stress and everyday difficulties. The Coping Humor Scale (CHS) focuses on habitual tendencies to reframe challenges in a humorous way and to use humor to regulate emotional responses.

It consists of 7 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. The Coping Humor Scale (CHS) may be used in clinical, counseling, or research contexts as one component of a broader assessment of coping style; results should be interpreted alongside clinical interview findings and other relevant measures.

Author: Rod A. Martin

Literature: Martin, R. A., & Lefcourt, H. M. Sense of humor as a moderator of the relation between stressors and moods. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1983.; Folkman, S., & Moskowitz, J. T. Positive affect and the other side of coping. American Psychologist. 2000.