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.
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relational humour self-esteem marriagePersistent Identifier
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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hahn, Christian Martin
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Campbell, Lorne John
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Date of first publication2016-08-19
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Abstract / DescriptionThe 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationHahn, 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
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1013
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1205
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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.v12i3.1115
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Keyword(s)relational humouren_US
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Keyword(s)self-esteemen_US
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Keyword(s)marriageen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleBirds of a feather laugh together: An investigation of humour style similarity in married couplesen_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 numbers406–419
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Volume12
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