Review question / Objective: Research question: What type of relationship exists between the use of humor and social competence, or any of their respective components, in post-compulsory education students? The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic theoretical review of the relationship between humor and social competence in post-compulsory education students. Information sources: Electronic bibliographic databases of Psychology, Biomedical and Multidisciplinary Sciences, as well as the ProQuest search platform and the SCOPUS and Web of Science meta-search engines. The electronic databases used were MEDLINE, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Psychology Database, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, SCOPUS and Web of Science Core Collection. Platforms: ProQuest and the meta-search engines SCOPUS and Web of Science.
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