A gender study of personality and humor in comedians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12196396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew J Schwehm (0000-0002-3840-9296, St. John's University, corresponding author), Wilson McDermut (0000-0001-6535-3454, St. John's University), Katherine Thorpe (0009-0009-2881-0033, St. John's University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humor - International Journal of Humor Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0933-1719 • E-ISSN: 1613-3722 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/humor-2015-0069 |
| OpenAlex | W2507868116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
Although individual differences in personality traits and humor between comedians and non-comedians have received increased attention, conclusions are limited to males as prior samples include few female comedians. This is the first quantitative study of personality traits and humor with more female (n=36) than male (n=33) comedians. This study compared comedians to a diverse non-comedian sample of undergraduates (n=89). A logistic regression using personality, humor styles, and gender as predictors correctly identified 83% of participants as either comedians or non-comedians. As hypothesized, personality and humor styles, but not gender, were significant predictors of comedian status. Male and female comedians were similar on Big Five Personality traits except for neuroticism, on which female comedians scored significantly higher than their male counterparts. Comedians scored significantly higher than non-comedians on extraversion and openness, while non-comedians just failed to be significant in scoring higher than comedians on agreeableness. In addition, as measured by the Humor Styles Questionnaire, male and female comedians scored similarly on all four humor styles (affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, self-defeating) and scored higher than non-comedians on the humor styles. Overall, these findings suggest personality differences and humor styles are two traits responsible for individuals pursuing stand-up comedy
Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Neuroticism · Openness to experience · Personality · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Humor Studies and Applications · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
Personality in Adulthood
Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
Statistics notes
The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Job Performance
The great comedians
The great comediennes
It’s about respect
Childhood experiences of professional comedians
The Big Five Personality Traits and the Life Course
Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being
Why can't a man be more like a woman? Sex differences in Big Five personality traits across 55 cultures
Development of personality in early and middle adulthood
Gender differences in personality traits across cultures
Dissing Oneself versus Dissing Rivals
Gender and humor
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |