Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles
Author(s) / Creator(s)
James, Lucy Amelia
Fox, Claire Louise
Abstract / Description
It has been proposed that four main styles of humor exist, two which are thought to be adaptive (affiliative, self-enhancing) and two which are thought to be maladaptive (aggressive, self-defeating). Whilst the existence of these four humor styles has been supported in older children, it is suggested that for younger children, self-enhancing and self-defeating humor may develop at a later point. To investigate this further, the current research involved five semi-structured paired interviews with children aged eight to eleven years to explore the use and understanding of self-enhancing and self-defeating humor in this age group. Findings indicated that use of both self-enhancing and self-defeating humor were apparent in some children, but not all. It therefore seems appropriate that attempts to investigate humor in this age group should aim to include all four styles of humor. The current research also demonstrated the value of paired interviews when carrying out this sort of research with children.
Keyword(s)
children humor humor styles paired interviews qualitative researchPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-08-19
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
12
Issue
3
Page numbers
420–433
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2016). Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(3), 420–433. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1067
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Author(s) / Creator(s)James, Lucy Amelia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fox, Claire Louise
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Date of first publication2016-08-19
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Abstract / DescriptionIt has been proposed that four main styles of humor exist, two which are thought to be adaptive (affiliative, self-enhancing) and two which are thought to be maladaptive (aggressive, self-defeating). Whilst the existence of these four humor styles has been supported in older children, it is suggested that for younger children, self-enhancing and self-defeating humor may develop at a later point. To investigate this further, the current research involved five semi-structured paired interviews with children aged eight to eleven years to explore the use and understanding of self-enhancing and self-defeating humor in this age group. Findings indicated that use of both self-enhancing and self-defeating humor were apparent in some children, but not all. It therefore seems appropriate that attempts to investigate humor in this age group should aim to include all four styles of humor. The current research also demonstrated the value of paired interviews when carrying out this sort of research with children.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationJames, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2016). Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(3), 420–433. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1067
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1008
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1200
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1067
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Keyword(s)childrenen_US
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Keyword(s)humoren_US
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Keyword(s)humor stylesen_US
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Keyword(s)paired interviewsen_US
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Keyword(s)qualitative researchen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleChildren’s understanding of self-focused humor stylesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers420–433
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Volume12
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