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Humour Use Between Spouses and Positive and Negative Interpersonal Behaviours During Conflict

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Campbell, Lorne
Moroz, Sarah

Abstract / Description

The present research investigated the relation between the use of positive, negative and instrumental humour in the context of romantic relationships and relational well-being as assessed by positive and negative patterns of conflict resolution behaviour. A sample of 116 heterosexual married couples completed scales of relational humour use as well as conflict resolution behaviour. Behaviour of couples while attempting to resolve a relationship based conflict was also coded by independent raters. Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) analyses showed patterns of actor and partner effects for each type of humour use. Specifically, positive humour use of both partners predicted more positive conflict resolution, whereas negative humour use of both partners predicted less positive conflict resolution. Additionally, instrumental humour use of both partners seemed to predict greater apathy during conflict resolution. Implications for considering couple humor use, assessed for both partners of the dyad, for understanding relational well-being are discussed.

Keyword(s)

relational humour conflict resolution Actor-Partner Interdependence Model relationship maintenance marriage

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Date of first publication

2014-08-13

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

10

Issue

3

Page numbers

532–542

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Campbell, L., & Moroz, S. (2014). Humour Use Between Spouses and Positive and Negative Interpersonal Behaviours During Conflict. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(3), 532–542. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i3.763
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Campbell, Lorne
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Moroz, Sarah
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T09:59:12Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:12Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-08-13
  • Abstract / Description
    The present research investigated the relation between the use of positive, negative and instrumental humour in the context of romantic relationships and relational well-being as assessed by positive and negative patterns of conflict resolution behaviour. A sample of 116 heterosexual married couples completed scales of relational humour use as well as conflict resolution behaviour. Behaviour of couples while attempting to resolve a relationship based conflict was also coded by independent raters. Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) analyses showed patterns of actor and partner effects for each type of humour use. Specifically, positive humour use of both partners predicted more positive conflict resolution, whereas negative humour use of both partners predicted less positive conflict resolution. Additionally, instrumental humour use of both partners seemed to predict greater apathy during conflict resolution. Implications for considering couple humor use, assessed for both partners of the dyad, for understanding relational well-being are discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Campbell, L., & Moroz, S. (2014). Humour Use Between Spouses and Positive and Negative Interpersonal Behaviours During Conflict. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(3), 532–542. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i3.763
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/909
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1101
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i3.763
  • Keyword(s)
    relational humour
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  • Keyword(s)
    conflict resolution
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  • Keyword(s)
    Actor-Partner Interdependence Model
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  • Keyword(s)
    relationship maintenance
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  • Keyword(s)
    marriage
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Humour Use Between Spouses and Positive and Negative Interpersonal Behaviours During Conflict
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    3
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    532–542
  • Volume
    10
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