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Ironic that a dissertation on humor can be quite dry at times. The editing and revisions are almost done! Here is a sample of what I am grinding through.

Hypothesis #1

A positive relationship will be demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived ethos.

Hypothesis #la

A positive relationship will be demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived competence.

Hypothesis #lb
A positive relationship will be demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived goodwill.

Hypothesis #lc

A positive relationship will be demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived trustworthiness.

Pearson Product-Movement Correlation demonstrated a positive correlation between the preachers’ perceived humor orientation and the perceived ethos of the preacher. The null hypothesis is rejected (table 3). The results show that a small positive relationship has been demonstrated between the preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived ethos with r=0.27, p-value <.01; a small positive relationship has been demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived competence with r=0.24, p-value <.01; a small positive relationship has been demonstrated between the preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived goodwill with r=.14, p=value <.05; a small positive relationship has been demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived trustworthiness with r=.11, p-value <.05.

The current study indicates the pastor’s effective use of sacred humor is useful in building an ethos with the listeners. A positive relationship is demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and perceived ethos. A positive relationship is also demonstrated between a preacher's perceived humor orientation and the three components of perceived ethos: perceived competence, perceived goodwill, and perceived trustworthiness.