From ‘I’ to ‘We’: The Role of Putdown Humor and Identity in the Development of a Temporary Group

By Jenepher Lennox Terrion, Blake E. Ashforth. 2002

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Workplace humor and organizational creativity (2010, background): “Humor may function: as a social lubricant to help build a relational identity that sustains harmonious relationships (Trice and Beyer 1993; Terrion and Ashforth 2002); as an acceptable vehicle to raise sensitive issues by making them visible through the distorting mirror of humor (Csikszentmihalyi…”
Transforming with levity: humor, leadership, and follower attitudes (2009, background): “The result was that derogatory humor had a socializing effect, provided that certain rules of its use were observed (Terrion and Ashforth, 2002).”
Team level positivity: investigating positive psychological capacities and team level outcomes (2009, background): “Providing a possible explanation for such behavior, Terrion and Ashforth (2002) provide evidence showing that individuals working in team contexts often forego their individual identities to take on the identity of their team.”
The Wheel Model of humor: Humor events and affect in organizations (2012, background): “Similarly, Terrion and Ashforth (2002) found that put-down humor can serve an important role in fostering a sense of identity and community.”
The Impact of Leader Humor on Subordinate Job Satisfaction (2016, background): “…is consistent with research suggesting that humor that is perceived as aggressive to outside observers (e.g., put-downs and deprecation) can be associated with social acceptance and in-group status by insiders who understand the social context (Scogin & Pollio, 1980; Terrion & Ashforth, 2002).”
Understanding team resilience in the world's best athletes: A case study of a rugby union World Cup winning team. (2015, background): “Putdown humor may have influenced team resilience by stimulating positive 4 mutual exchanges and interpersonal bonds (cf. Terrien & Ashforth, 2002).”
Why individual employee engagement matters for team performance? (2019, background): “Individuals with such attitudes often relinquish self-identity to accept the team identity and work towards achievement of team goals (Terrion and Ashforth, 2002).”