Sense of Humor and Resiliency: Explanatory Components of Psychological Well-being

Introduction: the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between sense of humor, resiliency and psychological well-being and possibility of explanation of psychological well-being in native and non-native students based on sense of humor and resiliency constructs.method: the sample consisted of 332 native and non-native students of the university of zanjan (191 females and 141 males) who were randomly selected. they completed the sense of humor (shq), conner–davidson resiliency (co-risc) and psychological well-being (rspwb) questionnaires.results: data analysis using stepwise regression indicated that resiliency in the first step (r2=%16) and along with sense of humor in the next step (r2=%16) predicted psychological well-being of first year students. the additional findings indicated that all subscales of humor were positively correlated with psychological well-being, and also the subscale of humor in stressful situations showed the highest correlation with psychological well-being. there was no difference in association patterns between native and non-native students.conclusion: given that sense of humor and resiliency variables are significant predictors of psychological well-being in students, by creating and empowering these capacities, we can promote their mental health.