Humor Use in romantic relationships: The effects of relationship satisfaction and pleasant versus conflict situations

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-260

  Butzer, Bethany ^a   Kuiper, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflicts; Humor; Pleasant events; Relationship satisfaction; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; HUMAN; HUMOR; LOVE; SATISFACTION;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LOVE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 45749091851     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.142.3.245-260     Document Type: Article

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