Is it something I said? Sense of humor and partner embarrassment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2925207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey A Hall (0000-0002-8252-3184, University of Kansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 383-405 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407510384422 |
| OpenAlex | W2103744404 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 48 |
This manuscript explores one romantic partner's humor use and the resulting embarrassment felt by the other partner using coorientation theory. Self-report and partner perception data were gathered from 106 couples (N = 212) in romantic relationships, and two coorientation variables were calculated. Actor-Partner Independence Models estimated the relationships between four humor styles and partner embarrassment. Aggressive humor was related to partner embarrassment and self-defeating humor with feeling embarrassed by one's partner. For women, perceived similarity in aggressive and self-defeating humor mitigated embarrassment, and greater understanding of men's self-defeating humor was related to embarrassment. In Study 2, a 2 × 2 experiment (N = 222) tested whether self-defeating humor predicts embarrassment or whether embarrassment predicts self-defeating humor use, with results supporting the former
Embarrassment · Feeling · Independence (probability theory · Perception · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Sense of humor · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Humor Studies and Applications · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |