本研究回顧過去文獻發现幽默感對個體心理健康、壓力調適及创造力激發皆有極大的助益,然而幽默課程無論是在國内或國外皆未有很好的成效,因此本研究整理國内外的幽默課程及教學設計,並在認知、情緒、動機及行为等四個層次上設定目標,以發展一套適用於大學生的幽默创意課程。接著檢驗此套課程對大學生幽默感及创造力提升的有效性。本研究設計20個單元共30個小時的幽默创意課程,並以20位大學生为授課對象(實驗組),另35位背景相似的大學生为控制組,進行實驗組/控制組前後測誉實驗設計。結果發现,在「多成份幽默感量表」的得分上,實驗組在幽默理解、幽默创造、社交中的幽默、幽默因應、幽默態度及笑的傾向上皆顯著高於控制組。在「新編创造思考測驗」中的語文创造思考測驗得分上,實驗組在流暢力顯著高於控制組;在圖形创造思考測驗得分上,實驗組在流暢力、獨创力及精進力皆顯著高於控制組。此外,實驗組在回饋評量及訪談上皆表示此套課程在其幽默理解與欣賞、幽默情緒、幽默動機、幽默習慣及创造力培養上皆有相當程度的提升及改善。本研究證實此套課程能提升及改善大學生幽默感及创造力,亦説明幽默感是可以經由後天課程培育。
The purposes of this study included: (a) to collect information about humor training curriculums, (b) to design a humor training curriculum, ICEMB, which Integrates components of Cognition, Emotion, Motivation, and Behavior in order to increase people's creativity and sense of humor, and (c) to explore the effectiveness of ICEMB. The ICEMB training curriculum includes 20 units and requires 30 hours to complete. This study was conducted with an experimental-control-group design. 20 students from NTNU (National Taiwan Normal University) and National Taipei Teachers College participated in the experimental group and another 35 students from NTNU participated in the control group. The difference in each participant's performance before and after ICEMB was the dependent variable. The participant's performance consisted of componential performances which were measured by the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, Test of Divergent Feeling, and New Creativity Test. The results were as follows: (a) based on the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, the experimental group was significantly better in understanding humor, creating humor, humor in social life, coping with humor, attitude toward humor, and tendency to laugh. (b) on the Test of Divergent Feeling, there was no difference between the experimental and the control group, (c) on the New Creativity Test, the experimental group was significantly better in language fluency, picture fluency, picture originality, and picture elaboration. In addition, subjects in the experimental group reported that this curriculum had helped them to promote their understanding of humor, appreciation of humor, humorous emotions, motivate to humor, humorous habit, and the development of creativity. Thus, it is evident that ICEMB can help people to improve their sense of humor and creativity.