In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of humor on employees' creativity, focusing on the relationship between humor and psychological safety. A total of 600 Japanese workers responded to questionnaires on workplace humor, psychological safety, and creativity. A covariance structural analysis showed that experience-sharing humor have a direct positive effect on employee's creativity, and humor have a positive effect on creativity through the mediation of psychological safety. Based on these results, we discussed that workplace humor that promotes sharing one’s experiences among colleagues can influence creativity directly and indirectly.
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