Date of Award
Spring 5-8-2015
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Janet Larsen
Second Advisor
Dr. Angela Jones
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between individuals’ humor styles and their appreciation of various humor styles as presented by others. Eighty-five undergraduate John Carroll University students completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire and rated the funniness of six stand-up comedy routines, representing either aggressive, self-defeating, or affiliative humor styles with one male and one female comedian for each humor style. A mixed model Analysis of Variance revealed no relationship between humor style and humor appreciation. However, an examination of the effect of gender showed that men were more likely than women to endorse and appreciate aggressive and self-defeating humor styles.
Recommended Citation
LaCorte, Steven, "An Examination of Personal Humor Style and Humor Appreciation in Others" (2015). Senior Honors Projects. 81.
https://collected.jcu.edu/honorspapers/81
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