EJOP Archives: No. 3 August
Introductory Comments: Special Issue of EJOP (August 2010) on Humor Research in Personality and Social Psychology
Nicholas A. Kuiper Guest Editor, Special Humor Issue of EJOP University of Western Ontario Welcome to this special humor issue of Europe’s Journal of Psychology. This August 2010 EJOP issue is devoted to a presentation of contemporary psychological research on … Continue reading
A Behavioral Genetic Study of Relationships Between Humor Styles And The Six HEXACO Personality Factors
Livia Veselka Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Julie A. Schermer Management and Organizational Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Rod A. Martin Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Lynn F. Cherkas Twin … Continue reading
The Relation Between Humor Styles and Empathy
William P. Hampes Black Hawk College Moline, Illinois Abstract The Humor Styles Questionnaire and Interpersonal Reactivity Index were given to 103 (28 men, 75 women) undergraduates in a community college in the Midwestern United States. As predicted, significant positive correlations … Continue reading
Is It You or Is It Me? Contrasting Effects of Ridicule Targeting Other People Versus the Self
Leslie M. Janes Brescia University College James M. Olson University of Western Ontario Abstract In this paper, we describe a program of research on the topic of ridicule, which explored the differing effects of observing either ridicule directed at other … Continue reading
Perceived Parental Warmth and Rejection in Childhood as Predictors of Humor Styles and Subjective Happiness
Shahe S. Kazarian American University of Beirut Lamia Moghnie University of Michigan Rod A. Martin University of Western Ontario Abstract This research examined maternal and paternal warmth (acceptance) and rejection (hostility and aggression, indifference/neglect, and undifferentiated rejection), as remembered by … Continue reading
Bad Humor, Bad Marriage: Humor Styles in Divorced and Married Couples
Vassilis Saroglou Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain Christelle Lacour Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain Marie-Eve Demeure Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain Abstract Humor has been found to play a key role in close relationships, … Continue reading
Does Humor Benefit Health In Retirement? Exploring Humor as a Moderator
Gillian P. Freeman The University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America W. Larry Ventis The College of William & Mary, United States of America Abstract This research assessed the extent to which humor moderates the relationship between retirement stress, … Continue reading
The Impact of Humor in North American versus Middle East Cultures
Nicholas A. Kuiper University of Western Ontario Shahe S. Kazarian American University of Beirut Jessica Sine University of Western Ontario Margaret Bassil American University of Beirut Abstract North American (Canadian) and Middle East (Lebanese) participants rated their reactions to four … Continue reading
A Framework for Thinking about the (not-so-funny) Effects of Sexist Humor
Julie A. Woodzicka Washington and Lee University Thomas E. Ford Western Carolina University Abstract The prevalence of sexist humor in popular culture and its disguise as benign amusement or “just a joke” give it potential to cultivate distress and harassment … Continue reading
Humor Creation Ability and Mental Health: Are Funny People more Psychologically Healthy?
Kim R. Edwards University of Western Ontario Rod A. Martin University of Western Ontario Abstract Sense of humor is a multidimensional personality construct. Some components may be more relevant to psychological health than others. While there has been a considerable … Continue reading
Humor Styles, Positive Personality and Health
Arnie Cann University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Kelly Stilwell University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Kanako Taku Oakland University Rochester, Michigan, USA Abstract The research examines the relationship of sense of humor differences … Continue reading
Reactions to Humorous Comments and Implicit Theories of Humor Styles
Nicholas A. Kuiper University of Western Ontario Gillian A. Kirsh University of Western Ontario Catherine Leite University of Western Ontario Abstract The first two studies investigated reactions to several different types of humorous comments. Participants indicated they would be significantly … Continue reading
Searching for the Sense of Humor: Stereotypes of Ourselves and Others
Bernard C. Beins Ithaca College Shawn M. O’Toole Ithaca College Abstract Researchers have made consistent claims that people do not have an awareness of their humor competence and that the vast majority of people claim to have an above-average sense … Continue reading
The Sense of Humor Questionnaire: Conceptualization and Review of 40 Years of Findings in Empirical Research
Sven Svebak Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Abstract This paper presents the background for developing the Sense of Humor Questionnaire (SHQ), including ideas that guided the ambition to design a … Continue reading
