RESEARCH OF STYLES OF HUMOR AS A MANIFESTATION OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE COMPANY'S EMPLOYEES
The article presents the results of a study of the styles of humor among company employees and their interpretation in the context of the theory of emotional intelligence. It was revealed that the subjects more often show adaptive styles of humor (affiliative and self-supporting). However, some of the tested employees of the company knowingly or unknowingly use maladaptive, unhealthy styles of humor (aggressive and less often self-deprecating). The results of a comparative analysis of the styles of humor among the men and women tested showed significant gender differences. The data obtained indicate the dependence of styles of humor on the characteristics of the emotional sphere of the individual, in particular emotional intelligence. This is confirmed by the results of a comparative analysis of literary and own empirical data. A promising direction in this area may be a further more detailed empirical study of these connections and the development, based on the data obtained, of a psychological program for the development of emotional intelligence and training employees in how to optimally use humor in communication and solving life and professional problems.