Self-Esteem Instability and Humor Styles: Does the Stability of Self-Esteem Influence How People Use Humor?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2014
School
Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether self-esteem instability moderated the association between self-esteem level and the use of humor. This was accomplished by examining the associations that humor styles had with self-esteem level and self-esteem instability among 499 undergraduates. The results of the present study show that self-esteem instability moderated the association between self-esteem level and humor styles such that individuals with stable high self-esteem reported the highest levels of affiliative humor as well as the lowest levels of aggressive and self-defeating humor. These results suggest that individuals with stable and unstable forms of self-esteem employ different styles of humor.
Publication Title
The Journal of Social Psychology
Volume
154
Issue
4
First Page
299
Last Page
310
Recommended Citation
Vaughan, J.,
Zeigler-Hill, V.,
Arnau, R. C.
(2014). Self-Esteem Instability and Humor Styles: Does the Stability of Self-Esteem Influence How People Use Humor?. The Journal of Social Psychology, 154(4), 299-310.
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