Sense of Humor in Gifted Children

The sense of humor is formed during childhood, but it differs from child to child. This difference stem from variations in linguistic, mental and social development. The aim of this study was to examine the sense of humor of children who were attending a gifted education center and to compare their humor characteristics with normal children. In the study, the “Multidimensional Sense of Humour Scale for Children” was used to collect data. The research findings revealed that age, gender and parents’ educational status did not make a difference in humor in children. Liking humour, coping with humour and understanding humour in gifted children were significantly higher than in normal children