The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach

By Rod, Martin. 2006

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The Impact of Leader Humor on Subordinate Job Satisfaction (2016, methodology): “Moreover, the use of incongruity within humor allows its underlying message to be quite subtle and nuanced (Martin, 2007), which is complicated further by the fact that humorists can use many different humor forms (e.”
Individual differences in personal humor styles: Identification of prominent patterns and their associates (2010, background): “Furthermore, arousal theories of humor propose that it involves an increase in, and then reduction of, arousal/tension (see Martin, 2007).”
The highest form of intelligence: Sarcasm increases creativity for both expressers and recipients (2015, background): “…for the sarcasm-creativity link, we found that existing work unpacking the humor-creativity link has largely focused on an affective route (Martin, 2007; O’Quin & Derks, 1997), demonstrating that individuals exposed to humorous materials (e.g., bloopers from a comedy film) or instructed…”
Can Large Language Models Transform Computational Social Science? (2023, background): “For example, differences in personality and cognitive processing have significant impact on what individuals find funny (Martin and Ford, 2018) or persuasive (Hirsh et al.”
Dissing Oneself versus Dissing Rivals: Effects of Status, Personality, and Sex on the Short-Term and Long-Term Attractiveness of Self-Deprecating and Other-Deprecating Humor (2008, background): “For example, no single theory yet can explain the diverse forms and functions of humor and laughter (Derks, 1996; R. Martin, 2007; R.A. Martin, 1998; Schmidt and Williams, 1971).”
Awe Activates Religious and Spiritual Feelings and Behavioral Intentions (2012, background): “However, as already argued (Saroglou, 2002a; Saroglou & Anciaux, 2004), contrary to religion, which elevates reality, humor’s incongruity diminishes it (Wyer & Collins, 1992), and several forms of humor establish social barriers and lead to social exclusion (Martin, 2007).”
Awe’s effects on generosity and helping (2016, background): “Moreover, both awe (Keltner & Haidt, 2003) and amusement (Martin, 2006) are induced by external stimuli to which individuals react by revisiting their ordinary way of understanding.”
The Wheel Model of humor: Humor events and affect in organizations (2012, background): “…such as contentment, pride, or curiosity, which might be associated with fairly subtle or ambiguous physiological changes, humor events can result in more emotional intensity, and corresponding behaviors such as smiling and laughter that can be easily identified and mimicked (Martin, 2007).”
Humor Styles, Positive Personality and Health (2010, result): “Our results, and other recent findings (Cann & Etzel, 2008; Chen & Martin, 2007) also suggest that other-directed humor styles are of little importance in understanding the relationship betw een sense of humor and health outcomes, especially after controlling for v ariance explained by the…”
Making Social Robots More Attractive: The Effects of Voice Pitch, Humor and Empathy (2013, background): “Humor is pervasive in human social relationships [20] and one of the most common ways to produce a positive affect in others.”
Understanding schema incongruity as a process in advertising: Review and future recommendations (2013, background): “Also, humor generates a pleasurable sensation such as joy and happiness, providing an overall positive experience (Martin 2007).”
Supervisor Humor and Employee Outcomes: The Role of Social Distance and Affective Trust in Supervisor (2015, neutral): “, mirth) that may trigger less rigid thinking and would enhance the ability to relate and to integrate divergent material, resulting in effective management of jobrelated problems (Isen et al. 1987; Martin 2007).”
Sense of Humor, Stable Affect, and Psychological Well-Being (2014, background): “Among the ten positive emotions that Fredrickson identifies as occurring with relatively high frequency is amusement, an experience also labeled mirth by other researchers (Martin, 2007), and it reflects the positive affective experience associated with exposure to humor.”
Early Maladaptive Schemas and Adaptive/Maladaptive Styles of Humor (2009, methodology): “Despite much research, it is unclear whether humor moderates stress (for reviews, see Lefcourt 2001; Martin 2007).”
A Review of Humor in Educational Settings: Four Decades of Research (2011, background): “Humor is, by definition, nonserious on some level (Martin, 2007; Provine, 2000), and one potential concern about instructional humor is its effect on credibility. Appropriate instructional humor may increase liking and make a classroom fun, but does it detract from an instructor’s credibility? Provi”
Promoting emotional well-being through the use of humour (2011, methodology): “A number of humour measures including McGhee’s (1996) Sense of Humour Scale (SHS), Martin’s (1996) Coping Humour Scale (CHS), Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray, and Weir’s (2003) Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) were administered to participants, but this information is not included or analysed in”
Positive emotions as leading to religion and spirituality (2008, background): “…prototypes of this positive emotion, are known to increase cognitive and social skills such as memory, creativity, and social interaction (see Martin, 2007, for a review), and may share with religion the capacity to promote the perception of everyday life in an alternative way (Berger, 1997).”