Personality impressions associated with four distinct humor styles

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-122

  Kuiper, Nicholas A ^a   Leite, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Humor styles; Impression formation; Person perception

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951665220     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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