Humor Styles, Perceived Stress Scores, and Depression Scores among Psychiatry Residents in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study

Objective: To assess different humor styles among psychiatry residents in Saudi Arabia and examine their correlations with perceived stress and depression scores, while exploring demographic and training-related influencing factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed 100 psychiatry residents across Saudi Arabia using the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman correlations, and non-parametric tests. Results: Among 100 psychiatry residents (61% male, 39% female), the median scores for humor styles were: affiliative humor (46, IQR:38.5-50), self-enhancement (36.5, IQR:29-43), self-defeating (26, IQR:18.5-33.5), and aggressive humor (25, IQR:19-30). Self-defeating humor showed significant positive correlations with both depression (r=0.427, p