Assumption 1: Females use more adaptive humor styles than males do.
Assumption 2: Males use more maladaptive humor styles than females do.
Assumption 3: The older the age, the less the use of adaptive humor styles.
Assumption 4: The older the age, the less the use of maladaptive humor styles.
Assumption 5: People who are involved in a romantic relationship have a higher level of loneliness than people who are not.
Assumption 6: The higher the social competence, the higher the social support.