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Birds of a feather laugh together: An investigation of humour style similarity in married couples

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Hahn, Christian Martin
Campbell, Lorne John

Abstract / Description

The present research investigated the degree of similarity in humour styles between spouses as assessed with the Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ). Furthermore, self-esteem was investigated as a potential moderator of partner humour style similarity. A sample of 116 heterosexual, married couples independently completed questionnaires assessing self-reported humour styles across the 32 item HSQ, as well as global self-esteem. Results indicated that there is significant positive association between the humour styles of married partners. This association was moderated by individual self-esteem. Specifically, participants with high self-esteem were found to have greater humour style similarity with their partners. Similarity was also greater for positive compared to negative types of humour. Implications for the use of dyadic data in investigating the roles of humour within couples are discussed.

Keyword(s)

relational humour self-esteem marriage

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Date of first publication

2016-08-19

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

12

Issue

3

Page numbers

406–419

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Hahn, C. M., & Campbell, L. J. (2016). Birds of a feather laugh together: An investigation of humour style similarity in married couples. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(3), 406–419. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1115
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Hahn, Christian Martin
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Campbell, Lorne John
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T09:59:45Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:45Z
  • Date of first publication
    2016-08-19
  • Abstract / Description
    The present research investigated the degree of similarity in humour styles between spouses as assessed with the Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ). Furthermore, self-esteem was investigated as a potential moderator of partner humour style similarity. A sample of 116 heterosexual, married couples independently completed questionnaires assessing self-reported humour styles across the 32 item HSQ, as well as global self-esteem. Results indicated that there is significant positive association between the humour styles of married partners. This association was moderated by individual self-esteem. Specifically, participants with high self-esteem were found to have greater humour style similarity with their partners. Similarity was also greater for positive compared to negative types of humour. Implications for the use of dyadic data in investigating the roles of humour within couples are discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Hahn, C. M., & Campbell, L. J. (2016). Birds of a feather laugh together: An investigation of humour style similarity in married couples. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(3), 406–419. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1115
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1013
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1205
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1115
  • Keyword(s)
    relational humour
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  • Keyword(s)
    self-esteem
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  • Keyword(s)
    marriage
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Birds of a feather laugh together: An investigation of humour style similarity in married couples
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    3
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    406–419
  • Volume
    12
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